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                                                                  H.R. No. 574



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Citizens from Kaufman County are celebrating 
Kaufman County Day at the State Capitol on March 7, 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Kaufman County was originally inhabited by Cherokee 
and Caddo Indians; the first Anglo settlement, King's Fort, was 
established by William P. King and 40 Mississippi pioneers in 1840; 
Kaufman County was created from Henderson County in 1848, and three 
years later King's Fort was selected as its county seat and renamed 
Kaufman, in honor of David Spangler Kaufman, a member of the Texas 
Legislature and the United States Congress; and
	WHEREAS, Located in Northeast Texas, Kaufman County is 
blessed with the fertile soil of the Blackland Prairie, an 
attribute that attracted early settlers to the area from across the 
southern United States; today's residents continue to take 
advantage of this enduring natural resource, cultivating an 
agriculture industry worth nearly $30 million; and
	WHEREAS, The county is home to two higher education 
facilities, Southwestern Christian College and Trinity Valley 
Junior College, as well as cultural attractions such as the Number 
One British Flying Training School Museum and the Terrell Heritage 
Museum; and
	WHEREAS, Known as the "Red Tail Hawk Capital of Texas," 
Kaufman County offers year-round festivities and outdoor 
recreation for local residents and tourists alike; in addition, 
Progressive Farmer magazine recently named the region as one of the 
top 10 counties in the Southwest United States in which to live; and
	WHEREAS, Kaufman County has long been an outstanding place in 
which to live, work, and raise a family, and the community and its 
citizens merit special commendation for their contributions to the 
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2005, as Kaufman County Day 
at the State Capitol and extend to the visitors from Kaufman County 
best wishes for an enjoyable and informative stay in Austin.

                                                                Brown of Kaufman

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 574 was adopted by the House on March 
7, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House