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79R6077 MAM-D

By:  Gonzalez Toureilles                                          H.R. No. 369



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Bee County are gathering at 
the State Capitol to celebrate Bee County Day on February 17, 2005; 
and
	WHEREAS, Officially organized on January 25, 1858, Bee County 
was named for Barnard E. Bee, Sr., a South Carolina attorney, 
soldier, and statesman who joined the Army of the Republic of Texas 
and served as secretary of war under Sam Houston; recovered 
artifacts indicate that the area was originally inhabited 6,000 to 
10,000 years ago; the first permanent European settlers arrived in 
the early 19th century, and 11 Bee County landowners were among the 
signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence; and
	WHEREAS, Located in the South Texas Plains vegetation region, 
Bee County covers 866 square miles that slope gently toward the Gulf 
Coast; with the region's open expanses of grasslands, the local 
economy is dominated by farming and ranching but also welcomes oil 
and gas extraction and agribusiness; in 1954, the first U.S. Navy 
all-jet base opened at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Beeville, 
the county seat, and still contributes a significant amount to the 
region's economy; other towns in the county include Skidmore, Blue 
Berry Hill, Pettus, Tuleta, Tynan, Pawnee, Normanna, and Mineral; 
and
	WHEREAS, The residents of this fine Texas county have played 
an important part in preserving their region's past and preparing 
for a productive future, and it is a pleasure to pay tribute to Bee 
County and its citizens on this special day; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize February 17, 2005, as Bee County Day 
at the State Capitol and extend to those visiting today sincere best 
wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin.