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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Montgomery County are celebrating the |
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contributions of their county with a trip to the State Capitol on |
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April 3, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the East Texas Timberlands region, |
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Montgomery County was the third county formed under the Republic of |
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Texas; artifacts from the Paleo-Indian and Archaic cultures have |
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been found in the area, suggesting a human presence for more than |
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10,000 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the region's earliest Anglo-American settlers |
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was Andrew Montgomery, who established a trading post that was one |
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of the county's first settlements and that eventually became the |
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town of Montgomery; the Republic of Texas Congress officially |
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established Montgomery County in 1837; and |
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WHEREAS, The construction of the railroads toward the end of |
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the 19th century led to a significant economic transformation in |
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the region, and in 1932, oil was discovered southeast of Conroe; and |
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WHEREAS, Today the county's industries still include oil and |
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lumber, but its abundant lakes and forest land also make it an |
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attractive destination for many; opportunities for hunting, |
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boating, fishing, and hiking abound in the Sam Houston National |
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Forest, the W. Goodrich Jones State Forest, Lake Conroe, Lake |
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Woodlands, and Spring Creek; and |
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WHEREAS, Many charming towns dot the landscape of Montgomery |
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County, including the county seat, Conroe; the region's first |
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settlement, Montgomery; the cities of Porter, Oak Ridge, and |
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Shenandoah, which provide comfortable residential neighborhoods |
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for some of the county's population, and the township of Willis, |
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which originally thrived with a successful tobacco industry and now |
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has a profitable timber and farming economy; and |
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WHEREAS, The Woodlands, a master-planned community where |
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residents live, work, play, and learn, is located in southern |
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Montgomery County; it is home to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell |
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Pavilion, which in 2006 was ranked the fourth best-attended outdoor |
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music facility in the nation; the community also features a |
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1.25-mile waterway that serves as a transportation corridor linking |
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offices, retail stores, and dining and entertainment venues; and |
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WHEREAS, The town of Cut and Shoot earned its unique name |
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after a 1912 community dispute over the design of a new steeple for |
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the town's only church and land claims among church members; when |
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the issue reached a boiling point, a young boy near the church |
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reportedly yelled, "I'm going to cut around the corner and shoot |
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through the bushes," which stuck in the minds of residents, who soon |
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adopted the name Cut and Shoot; and |
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WHEREAS, The residents of Montgomery County may take |
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justifiable pride in their region's rich heritage, and it is a |
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pleasure to honor them as they look forward to a bright and |
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promising future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 3, 2007, as Montgomery County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to its citizens here today |
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sincere best wishes for an enjoyable visit to Austin. |
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Creighton |
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Eissler |
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Otto |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 721 was adopted by the House on April |
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3, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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