78R19688 KMP-D

By:  Escobar                                                      H.R. No. 1927



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The long and distinguished history of Kingsville has 
its source with the King family and the business they founded 
exactly 150 years ago, the King Ranch; and
	WHEREAS, Built three miles east of the King Ranch 
headquarters on land carved out of the ranch by Henrietta King, 
Kingsville originated as a town on the St. Louis, Brownsville and 
Mexico Railway, a project that linked the ranch lands to the city of 
Brownsville; in 1904, only a short time after the creation of 
Kingsville, the town's citizens cheered the passage of the first 
regular passenger train on the new rail line, and the community soon 
became an important trade center for farm, ranch, and railroad 
families; and
	WHEREAS, In later years, Kingsville would also enjoy economic 
prosperity brought by oil and natural gas production, by Texas A&M 
University--Kingsville, and by important military installations; 
and
	WHEREAS, The trailblazing spirit of the early Texans lives on 
in modern-day Kingsville, where local officials are supporting such 
emerging high-tech industries as the South Texas Spaceport; the 
city has also attracted companies such as Lowe's and Calling 
Solutions to the area, creating nearly 500 jobs, and recently the 
National Weather Service recognized Kingsville's preparedness by 
designating it a storm-ready city; this year, as the Lone Star State 
celebrates the sesquicentennial of the King Ranch, it is indeed 
fitting to pay tribute to the municipality without which Kleberg 
County would not have prospered so greatly; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the many cultural and economic 
contributions of the citizens of Kingsville over the course of the 
town's long and distinguished history and extend to Mayor Filemon 
"Phil" Esquivel, Jr., and to every resident of Kingsville, very 
best wishes for future success.