SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 227

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased 
to  join the citizens of Atascosa County in celebrating 
February 23, 2005, as Atascosa County Day at the Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Situated astride the famous Camino Real, 
Atascosa County has benefited throughout its history from 
its location on major transportation arteries that link the 
Gulf Coast region, the Rio Grande Valley and Mexico; and
	WHEREAS, Atascosa County was founded in 1856 when a 
courthouse was built at Navatasco on land donated by 
Jose Antonio Navarro; two years later, the county seat was 
relocated to Pleasanton until an election in 1910 moved it to 
Jourdanton, where it remains today; and
	WHEREAS, Atascosa County is blessed with fertile farmland 
and a productive range; every April, the Poteet Strawberry 
Festival celebrates the annual strawberry harvest, and the 
Longhorn Museum in Pleasanton offers natural science and local 
history exhibits; and
	WHEREAS, Each year, the citizens of Atascosa County enjoy 
the Frenchie Burke Festival in Lytle during May and the Cowboy 
Homecoming Celebration in Pleasanton at the end of August; 
Saint Ignatius Catholic Church holds its annual picnic 
celebration during the Labor Day weekend; this year, the 
Charlotte High School Band will be the only Texas school band 
to march in the Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D. C.; and
	WHEREAS, In 2006, Atascosa County will celebrate its 150th 
birthday with a gala sesquicentennial celebration; the county's 
residents should be justly proud of their heritage and the 
traditions and achievements encompassed in it; and
	WHEREAS, Atascosa County citizens have enriched our state 
for over a century; this special day is an appropriate occasion 
to recognize them; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 
79th Legislature, hereby recognize Atascosa County and commend 
its citizens for their contributions to our state; and, be it 
further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 
expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                       Zaffirini




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on February 23, 2005.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate