H.R. No. 370
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Citizens of Jim Wells County are assembling at the
  State Capitol on February 12, 2009, to celebrate the importance of
  their home to the history of the State of Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The county has a landscape of sweeping grasslands
  and wide horizons; its early inhabitants, the Chaguane and Payuguan
  tribes, enjoyed the region's mild winters and abundant game; after
  the first European settlement in 1754, at Penitas Creek, Mexican
  ranchers developed land grants into sheep and cattle ranches; in
  1848 the region became part of the State of Texas, and it was
  formally incorporated as a county in 1911 and named after the
  prominent politician James B. Wells, Jr.; and
         WHEREAS, With the arrival of the railroad in the 1870s,
  county seat Alice became the most important livestock shipment
  junction in South Texas, and ranching has remained a mainstay of the
  county's economy ever since; cotton and sorghum are important
  crops, as are hay, corn, and wheat; since the discovery of oil in
  1931, the county has become one of the leaders in oil production in
  Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The importance of Tejano culture to the county and
  to all of Texas is honored by the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame in Alice,
  recognizing the region as the birthplace of this popular musical
  genre; South Texas culture is further showcased at the South Texas
  Museum, housed in the historic McGill Brothers Building in Alice;
  the annual Fiesta Bandana, celebrating Cinco de Mayo, is a
  highlight of the county's cultural calendar; and
         WHEREAS, The county is also the region's center for health
  care, with two outstanding facilities, the CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital
  Alice and the CHRISTUS Spohn Laviana Plaza; and
         WHEREAS, The hardworking and forward-looking citizens of Jim
  Wells County are building on a long tradition of progressive
  development, and their industry, achievements, and public spirit
  are indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2009, as Jim Wells County
  Day at the State Capitol and extend to its citizens sincere best
  wishes for a memorable visit to Austin.
 
  Gonzalez Toureilles
 
 
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. 370 was adopted by the House on
  February 12, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House