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  H.R. No. 1137
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Loving County Day is taking place at the State
  Capitol on March 31, 2009, and this occasion provides a welcome
  opportunity to honor this notable West Texas county; and
         WHEREAS, An area of plains and rolling hills along the
  Texas-New Mexico border, Loving County is part of the Chihuahuan
  Desert and lies to the east of the Pecos River; in prehistoric
  times, the area was visited by nomadic hunters, but it saw little
  settlement until well into the 1800s due to the lack of usable
  water; the first community, Pope's Camp, was established in 1855;
  Pope's Camp and another early town were based on irrigation
  projects that sought to create a means of growing crops in the arid
  surroundings, but these endeavors failed, and the settlements were
  abandoned; and
         WHEREAS, Loving County was separated into its own area in
  1887 and named for early West Texas cattle rancher Oliver Loving,
  but formal organization took longer; the first attempt to establish
  local government in 1893 was plagued by problems, which resulted in
  the area being reattached to Reeves County; it was not until 1931
  that Loving County was organized, making it the last in the Lone
  Star State to be permanently established and the only one to go
  through the process twice; and
         WHEREAS, In the 1800s and early 1900s, cattle ranching was
  the mainstay of the local economy, and it remains important today;
  petroleum exploration got under way in the 1920s, and the
  production of oil and natural gas has since become Loving County's
  primary industry; and
         WHEREAS, The discovery of the county's rich petroleum
  reserves brought new residents to the area in the 1930s, which led
  to the establishment of the town of Ramsey; it was soon renamed
  Mentone and became the county seat, growing larger as the residents
  of the nearby settlement of Porterville moved to the new community;
  today, Mentone is the county's only town and serves as a supply
  center for nearby oil fields; it is home to the historic Loving
  County Courthouse, built in 1936; and
         WHEREAS, Though it is one of the least populated counties in
  the nation, Loving County nonetheless plays an important role in
  our state's energy industry, and it is a pleasure to honor this
  distinctive area and the hardworking individuals who make their
  homes there; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 31, 2009, as Loving County Day
  at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
  best wishes for an enjoyable and productive visit to 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. 1137 was adopted by the House on March
  31, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House