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H.C.R. No. 61
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, People from Rusk County are assembling at the State
Capitol to celebrate Rusk County Day on February 10, 2005; and
WHEREAS, This East Texas county sits near the edge of the
Texas-Louisiana divide, drained by the headwaters of the Sabine and
Angelina Rivers; located 120 miles southeast of Dallas, the
picturesque landscape includes piney woods, red clay hills, and
lush valleys; and
WHEREAS, Officially established by the Congress of the
Republic of Texas on January 16, 1843, it was named for General
Thomas J. Rusk, who had served as secretary of war under Sam
Houston; and
WHEREAS, In 1930, the county's economy changed dramatically
with the discovery of the East Texas Oil Field, six miles west of
Henderson, the county seat; since then, the population has grown to
include more than 45,000 citizens, and the economy thrives on oil,
agribusiness, light industry, and tourism; today, Rusk County ranks
among the top five counties in the state for oil production; and
WHEREAS, With a significant appreciation for the past, the
city of Henderson is home to many historical landmarks, including
the M. Kangerga House, the Howard-Dickinson House, and the T. J.
Walling Log Cabin; it joins other notable towns dotting the county
such as New London, Overton, and Mount Enterprise; and
WHEREAS, With its natural beauty, history, and prosperity,
Rusk County stands apart as a truly unique part of the Lone Star
State, and its citizens should be proud to claim allegiance to such
a vibrant county; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize February 10, 2005, as Rusk County Day at the State
Capitol and extend to all participants a warm welcome.
Hopson
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the House on
February 10, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 61 was adopted by the Senate on
February 10, 2005, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor