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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 326
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the citizens of Waller County who are visiting the |
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State Capitol for Waller County Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Waller County, in the lower coastal plain of |
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southeast Texas, covers 514 square miles of land from the rolling |
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timbered area in the northern part of the county to the coastal |
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prairie in the south; the county's western boundary is defined by |
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the Brazos River; and |
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WHEREAS, The area's early settlers in the 1820s were part |
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of Stephen F. Austin's original colony; in April of 1836, during |
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the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston's army briefly camped near the |
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present site of Hempstead, and several camps were established |
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near Hempstead during the Civil War; the historic Liendo Plantation |
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is one of the oldest remaining Civil War landmarks; and |
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WHEREAS, Waller County was established by the state |
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legislature in 1873 from parts of Austin and Grimes Counties; |
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it was named for Edwin Waller, who was a signatory of the |
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Texas Declaration of Independence, an architect in Austin, and |
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the City of Austin's first mayor; and |
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WHEREAS, Prairie View A&M University, one of the state's |
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oldest universities, had its beginnings in a school established |
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in 1879, and the institution has played an important role in the |
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history and development of the county; and |
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WHEREAS, The residents of Waller County can be proud of |
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their county's unique history, its outstanding educational |
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institutions, and the many contributions its citizens have made |
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to the development of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby extend a warm welcome to the citizens of |
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Waller County who have come to the Capitol this day and recognize |
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with great pleasure February 26, 2007, as Waller County Day at |
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the State Capitol; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a |
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memento of this special occasion. |
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Hegar |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 26, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |