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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Wood County are visiting Austin |
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to celebrate Wood County Day at the State Capitol on March 21, 2007; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This rolling, forested country was inhabited by the |
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Caddo people before the first permanent European settlement was |
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founded in 1845; Wood County was organized from part of Van Zandt |
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County in 1850 and named after George T. Wood, governor of Texas |
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from 1847 to 1849; the county was home for a time to James Stephen |
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Hogg, who served as justice of the peace in Quitman from 1873 to |
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1875 and as Wood County attorney in 1878, and who later went on to |
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become one of the Lone Star State's great governors; and |
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WHEREAS, The county's economy originally depended on corn and |
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cotton, but the discovery of oil in 1941 brought new prosperity to |
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the region; by 1984 Wood County had produced nearly one billion |
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barrels of oil, and today the county's economic base includes |
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ranching, poultry and dairy farming, tourism, the harvesting of |
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timber, and oil and gas production; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy the area's fine |
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recreational opportunities; the county features the large Lake Fork |
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Reservoir, widely regarded as one of the best locations for bass |
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fishing in the state, as well as Lake Winnsboro and Lake Hawkins; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The birthplace of Academy Award-winning actress |
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Sissy Spacek, Quitman is home to the picturesque Wood County |
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Courthouse and to the Governor Hogg Shrine Historic Site; the |
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town's annual celebrations include the Dogwood Fiesta and the Old |
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Settlers Reunion; and |
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WHEREAS, The 80-year-old Select Theater in Mineola is the |
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oldest continuously operating movie theater in the state, and the |
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Autumn Trails events every October in Winnsboro draw sightseers |
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from all over the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Scenic Wood County is blessed with a rich heritage |
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and the promise of a bright future, and it is fitting to pay tribute |
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to the county and its residents at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize March 21, 2007, as Wood County Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best wishes for an |
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informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 157 was adopted by the House on |
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March 21, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 157 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 21, 2007, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |