H.R. No. 291

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Grayson County are gathering in Austin
	on February 10, 2009, to celebrate Grayson County Day at the State
	Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, In partnership with Collin and Denton Counties,
	Grayson County is participating in the first Tri-County Event at
	the State Capitol, which is being held to demonstrate regional
	cooperation in the North Texas area; and
	WHEREAS, Grayson County is named for Peter W. Grayson,
	attorney general of the Republic of Texas; it was formed on March
	17, 1846, by the 1st Texas Legislature, which also specified that
	the county seat be named for Sidney Sherman, a leader at the Battle
	of San Jacinto; as a result, the town of Sherman holds the
	distinction of being one of the few Texas communities named by an
	act of the legislature; and
	WHEREAS, In 1872, the Houston and Texas Central Railroad
	built a rail line to Sherman, and the Missouri-Kansas-Texas
	Railroad reached Denison; these developments brought about a period
	of rapid growth and a dramatic expansion in the county's
	population; new settlements emerged, and today towns in the county
	include Whitesboro, Pottsboro, Bells, Whitewright, Tom Bean, Van
	Alstyne, Howe, Gunter, Dorchester, Tioga, Collinsville,
	Gordonville, Sadler, and Southmayd; the economic development that
	took place in the late 1800s transformed the county into a milling
	and market center for surrounding areas, and in 1891, the world's
	largest cottonseed oil mill was established in Sherman; and
	WHEREAS, In more recent times, the local economy has
	diversified to include a wide range of industries and other
	businesses; the county is home to such commercial giants as Tyson,
	Ruiz Foods, Sunny Delight Beverage Company, MEMC, Emerson Process
	Management, Folgers Coffee Company, Terex, Cigna, Trailblazer
	Healthcare Services, Black and Decker Kwikset, Texas Instruments,
	and Progress Rail Services, a division of Caterpillar; agribusiness
	also continues to thrive, with wheat, corn, and hay as major crops;
	and
	WHEREAS, Sherman, once called the Athens of Texas, is home to
	Austin College, and the county also offers other first-rate
	educational facilities and resources through its public school
	system and Grayson County College; and
	WHEREAS, Outdoor sports enthusiasts come to Grayson County to
	participate in the many activities offered around Lake Texoma, one
	of the world's largest reservoirs; in Denison, the birthplace of
	Dwight D. Eisenhower, visitors and residents alike enjoy the
	Eisenhower Birthplace State Historical Site as well as Eisenhower
	State Park; and
	WHEREAS, Rich in heritage and bountiful in resources, Grayson
	County is a major contributor to the greatness of this state and a
	source of tremendous pride for its residents; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 10, 2009, as Grayson County
	Day at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the members of
	the visiting delegation on this noteworthy occasion.
	Phillips
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Pena
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 291 was adopted by the House on
	February 10, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House