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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Palacios is celebrating its centennial |
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in 2009, and this occasion presents a welcome opportunity to pay |
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tribute to the notable history of this Gulf Coast community; and |
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WHEREAS, At the turn of the 20th century, the area along Tres |
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Palacios Bay where the town is now located was used to pasture |
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livestock, but big changes were at hand; in 1901, the Texas Rice |
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Development Company bought the land, and the site was surveyed into |
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lots the following year; businesses and homes were established, and |
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an extension of the Southern Pacific rail line soon reached the |
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community; by 1915, Palacios was a bustling town of 2,000 people; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The bayside community was a tourism destination from |
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the beginning, with a grand hotel and an overwater pavilion being |
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constructed in the early years of the 1900s; today, visitors |
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continue to enjoy the city's coastal locale and excellent |
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opportunities for fishing, boating, and bird-watching; and |
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WHEREAS, With its ready access to the Gulf of Mexico, |
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Palacios also has a long history as a center for commercial fishing |
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and seafood processing, and it hosts one of the largest shrimping |
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fleets on the Gulf Coast; moreover, the town is home to the Texas |
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State Marine Education Center, which allows youth and adults to |
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take part in marine field studies and to learn about the coastal |
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ecosystem; and |
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WHEREAS, Now home to more than 5,000 residents, Palacios can |
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reflect proudly on an eventful century of development even as it |
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continues to relish the enduring beauty of the seaside surroundings |
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that attracted its first citizens 100 years ago; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the founding of |
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Palacios and extend best wishes to the town's residents on this |
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landmark anniversary. |
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Weber |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 717 was adopted by the House on March |
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10, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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