H.C.R. No. 44
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The year 2006 marks the 150th anniversary of the
official establishment of Uvalde County, and this singular
milestone offers an opportunity to reflect on the county's unique
role in the history of the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, The area now known as Uvalde County was home to human
inhabitants as early as 9,000 years ago, and the Edwards Plateau
area was a favorite hunting ground of the Comanche, Tonkawa, and
Lipan Apache Native American tribes; and
WHEREAS, With the advent of European settlement, new visitors
began to make their influence felt, as Spanish soldiers, commercial
pack trains, buffalo hunters, cattlemen, and mineral prospectors
passed through; and
WHEREAS, After an initial attempt to establish the county
failed in 1850 because of an insufficient number of settlers,
Uvalde County was created by legislative enactment on February 2,
1856, and the town of Encina was renamed Uvalde and designated the
county seat soon after; and
WHEREAS, The county was home to such larger-than-life figures
as notorious cattle rustler J. King Fisher and future U.S. vice
president John Nance Garner, and the turmoil of the Civil War and
the period immediately following contributed numerous chapters to
the area's colorful history; and
WHEREAS, Producing cattle, wool, mohair, fish, and a
cornucopia of vegetables, as well as honey of such high quality that
it was awarded first place at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, Uvalde
County has as its most vital resource its people, whose industry and
resourcefulness are rivaled only by their warmth and strength of
character, and these admirable assets continue to delight visitors
to the area; and
WHEREAS, Half a century ago, proud residents celebrated the
centennial of their county's founding with a gala celebration that
featured appearances by Vice President Garner and screen star Dale
Evans, and this year's commemoration of this historical landmark
promises to be equally engaging; and
WHEREAS, Our rich heritage as Texans is well worth
celebration and reflection, and in paying tribute to the founders
of Uvalde County, its modern-day residents reaffirm their powerful
ties to the land they love; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas,
3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the
founding of Uvalde County and extend sincere best wishes to its
residents.
Gallego
Hilderbran
King of Zavala
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 44 was adopted by the House on May
11, 2006, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 44 was adopted by the Senate on May
15, 2006, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor