H.R. No. 191
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Walker County are gathering on February
15, 2005, at the State Capitol to share their justifiable pride in
this unique region of the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Nestled among the gently rolling green hills of the
East Texas Piney Woods, Walker County is abundant in natural
resources, and its sparkling waterways and plentiful wildlife make
it an outdoor enthusiast's paradise; and
WHEREAS, Created in 1846 from a section of Montgomery County,
Walker County was originally named for U.S. Secretary of the
Treasury Robert J. Walker but was renamed in 1863 for Texas Ranger
Captain Samuel H. Walker; and
WHEREAS, The county's largest and best-known employer is the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the county seat,
Huntsville, is well known to students of Texas history as the
adopted hometown of General Sam Houston, president of the Republic
of Texas, U.S. senator, governor of both Texas and Tennessee, and
hero of the Battle of San Jacinto; and
WHEREAS, Walker County's colorful past is on display not only
at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum but also at the H.E.A.R.T.S.
Veterans Museum and the Texas Prison Museum, while its bright
future is well represented by the talented students readying
themselves for their own careers at Sam Houston State University
and by the current and future civic leaders who have graduated from
the Huntsville Leadership Institute; and
WHEREAS, The full-time residents of Walker County likewise
eagerly anticipate the weeks and years to come as their beloved home
continues to grow and flourish, nourished by a past rich in history;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature recognize February 15, 2005, as Walker County Day at
the State Capitol and extend best wishes to all those visiting for
an enjoyable and memorable day.
Kolkhorst
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 Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 191 was adopted by the House on
February 15, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House