H.R. No. 336

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Chambers County are gathering at the
	State Capitol on February 11, 2009, to celebrate their unique
	region of Texas and to discuss the challenges they face after
	Hurricane Ike; and
	WHEREAS, Situated on the plains of the Gulf Coast, Chambers
	County was first settled by several Indian tribes and by people from
	Spain, France, and Mexico; the county was created in 1858 from
	portions of Liberty and Jefferson Counties, and it was named for T.
	J. Chambers, a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Coahuila and
	Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, the diverse economy of Chambers
	County has included agriculture, fish and oyster processing, and
	the petroleum industry, and the region's abundant natural resources
	have drawn visitors from across the state for the ample
	opportunities for birding, hunting, and fishing in the county's
	coastal marshlands; and
	WHEREAS, Today, however, the people of Chambers County are
	facing the difficult job of cleaning up after Hurricane Ike, which
	struck on September 13, 2008; a number of people lost their lives,
	and homes and businesses were destroyed or severely damaged; two of
	the county's treasured habitats, the Anahuac National Wildlife
	Refuge and the Candy Cain Abshier Wildlife Management Area, were
	hit hard as well; the popular Texas Gatorfest in Anahuac and the
	Texas Rice Festival in Winnie were canceled; and
	WHEREAS, In spite of these setbacks, the people of Chambers
	County are working with grit and determination to restore their way
	of life; businesses have begun to reopen, and three months to the
	day after the landfall of the hurricane, portions of the Anahuac
	National Wildlife Refuge were opened again to the public; plans for
	the 2009 Gatorfest and the Rice Festival are well under way; and
	WHEREAS, The hardy spirit of the people of Chambers County
	remains strong, and with the help of their fellow Texans, they are
	working dauntlessly to rebuild their communities, earning the
	respect of all for their courage and fortitude; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 11, 2009, as Chambers County
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best
	wishes for a meaningful and productive visit to Austin.
	Eiland
	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. 336 was adopted by the House on
	February 11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House