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  H.R. No. 1136
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Proud residents of Culberson County are gathering in
  Austin to celebrate Culberson County Day at the State Capitol on
  March 31, 2009; and
         WHEREAS, Situated among the rugged, scenic mountains of the
  Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, the county was originally home to
  the fierce Mescalero Apaches; in 1859, a cavalry outpost was
  established at the Van Horn Wells, one of the few reliable sources
  of water in the area; the last Indian battle in the State of Texas
  was fought in the region in 1881, at the mouth of Bass Canyon in the
  Sierra Diablo mountains; and
         WHEREAS, The town of Van Horn was founded in the late 1870s,
  and in 1881 it became a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railway; and
         WHEREAS, Formed from El Paso County in 1911, Culberson County
  was named for Civil War veteran and former U.S. congressman David B.
  Culberson; Van Horn, by now a prosperous shipping point for cattle,
  became the county seat; and
         WHEREAS, Today, tourists are drawn to the region by its
  austere beauty and colorful history; the county is the gateway to
  Guadalupe Mountains National Park, a haven for hikers and nature
  lovers and home to the highest mountain in Texas, Guadalupe Peak;
  hunters are drawn by the mule deer, pronghorn antelope, and upland
  game birds; and
         WHEREAS, The Culberson County Historical Museum in the
  historic Clark Hotel in Van Horn tells the region's story through
  displays of Indian and pioneer artifacts, and picturesque buildings
  such as the Presbyterian Church and the former El Capitan Hotel, now
  the Van Horn State Bank, vividly evoke the town's past; and
         WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy such annual
  events as the Culberson County Stock Show in January and the Texas
  Mountain Art Seminar, Show, and Sale in March; the Frontier Days and
  Rodeo in June has been a Van Horn tradition for 110 years, and the
  Old Car Festival in August draws 100 classic cars every year; and
         WHEREAS, Blessed with great natural beauty and a rich
  history, the people of Culberson County may indeed take great pride
  in their unique contribution to the heritage and culture of the Lone
  Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 31, 2009, as Culberson County
  Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
  sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and informative 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. 1136 was adopted by the House on March
  31, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House