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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 230
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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recognizing the citizens of Fort Stockton on the joyous occasion |
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of the city's Sesquicentennial Anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, This anniversary is an opportunity for the |
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citizens of Fort Stockton and all Pecos County residents to |
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celebrate the amenities of their county seat and take pride in |
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the history of the Trans-Pecos area; and |
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WHEREAS, Nestled near the heart of West Texas on Interstate |
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Highway 10, Fort Stockton derives its name from the first |
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settlement in the area, the United States Army outpost, Fort |
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Stockton, which was established in 1859 at Comanche Springs, a |
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favorite rest stop on the Comanche Trail; the fort was named for |
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United States Senator Robert Field Stockton; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1868, Peter Gallagher purchased land that |
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included the Fort Stockton army post and Comanche Springs and |
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platted 160 acres for a townsite near the fort named Saint Gall; |
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in 1871, Pecos County was established by the Texas Legislature |
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and was formally organized on March 9, 1875, at Saint Gall, which |
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then became the county seat; on August 13, 1881, the name of the |
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county seat was officially changed to Fort Stockton; and |
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WHEREAS, After the military post was abandoned in 1886, |
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Fort Stockton underwent a temporary decline, only to rise again |
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quickly as it soon became a successful center for sheep and |
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cattle ranching and later experienced an economic boom after the |
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1926 opening of the nearby Yates oil field; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Fort Stockton is surrounded by the |
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extensive ranches and vast irrigated, agricultural farms that |
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have been successfully maintained over the years; it also bears |
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the fruits of having been a longtime center for the processing |
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and distribution of natural gas and oil; the city's numerous |
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historic sites include Comanche Springs, the remains of the old |
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fort, and the Annie Riggs Memorial Museum; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby join the citizens of Fort Stockton in |
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celebration of the city's Sesquicentennial Anniversary and |
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extend appreciation to Pecos County residents for the county's |
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many contributions to our state; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of Fort Stockton and Pecos County. |
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Uresti |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 17, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |