SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 333
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize the City of Elsa, in Hidalgo County, which celebrated 
the 76th anniversary of its founding on March 2, 2003; and
	WHEREAS, Elsa is located in the Delta region of Texas
on land that was part of the Llano Grande land grant issued to
Juan José Ynojosa de Ballí by Spanish authorities in 1790; 
ranchers settled the surrounding region before 1800 and 
introduced cattle and sheep and a variety of crops; and
	WHEREAS, Anglo-Americans made their homes in the region
in the early 1900s and developed truck farms; one of the largest 
canning and packaging industries in the world once existed in 
this rich farming area; agriculture still constitutes a major 
source of the local economy, and Hidalgo County ranks first in 
the state in the market value of its crops; and
	WHEREAS, The City of Elsa was laid out next to the Texas and 
New Orleans Railroad in 1927 and named for Elsie George, the wife 
of a local landowner; the city was incorporated in 1940 with a 
population of just over 1,000; today, more than 5,500 people live 
in Elsa; and
	WHEREAS, In 1997, the residents of Elsa helped create the 
Llano Grande Center for Research and Development; this nonprofit 
organization strives to nurture the gifts and talents of the 
region's students and to strengthen the community; the center 
boasts a highly successful college preparation and placement 
program, which was established informally before the center and 
which helped to send more than 50 students from Edcouch-Elsa High 
School to Ivy League universities between 1993 and 2001; and
	WHEREAS, The citizens of Elsa are rightfully proud of their 
history and their endeavors to build a vigorous community; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby congratulate the residents of Elsa on 
their contributions to their city and state and extend best 
wishes to them for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the entire community of Elsa as an expression of esteem from the 
Texas Senate.
                                                                           Lucio




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on March 10, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate