H.R. No. 764

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Uvalde County are gathering in
	Austin to celebrate Uvalde County Day at the State Capitol on March
	11, 2009; and
	WHEREAS, The area was once a hunting ground of the Comanche,
	Tonkawa, and Lipan Apache peoples; a Spanish mission was
	established in the region in 1762, and in 1790 Juan de Ugalde, the
	governor of Coahuila, won a decisive victory over the Apaches; the
	site of the battle was named in honor of the governor, and an
	altered spelling of his name--Uvalde--was later applied to the
	county; and
	WHEREAS, Permanent settlers began to arrive in the 1850s, and
	Uvalde County was established in 1856; a rough-and-tumble frontier
	area during and after the Civil War, the county became a ranching
	center in the late 1800s and was also renowned for its honey, which
	took first prize at the Paris World's Fair in 1900; today, the
	county's economy continues to be based on agribusiness, including
	farming and the raising of livestock such as cattle, sheep, and
	goats; and
	WHEREAS, Four spring-fed rivers, the Nueces, Leona, Sabinal,
	and Frio, have cut ruggedly beautiful canyons through the region's
	rolling hills; the county draws hunters from around the state with
	its abundance of deer, quail, doves, and turkey, while swimmers,
	campers, bird-watchers, and other outdoors enthusiasts enjoy the
	scenic delights of Garner State Park; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in the 1850s, county seat Uvalde is home to
	the Aviation Museum of Texas at the former Garner Army Air Field;
	the John Nance Garner Home and Museum celebrates the life of the
	former vice president of the United States, and the town is also the
	home of the Sahawe Indian Dancers, who help preserve the Native
	American cultural practices of the Southwest with their popular
	dance performances; and
	WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history even as they work to
	build a bright future, the citizens of Uvalde County may take great
	pride in the contributions that this unique region has made to the
	Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 11, 2009, as Uvalde County Day
	at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
	best wishes for a memorable and meaningful stay in Austin.
	Gallego
	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 Peña
	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. 764 was adopted by the House on March
	11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House