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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 482
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WHEREAS, Residents of Montgomery County are celebrating |
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the contributions of their county to our state with a trip to the |
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State Capitol on April 7, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the East Texas Timberlands region, |
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Montgomery County was the third county formed under the Republic |
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of Texas; artifacts from the Paleo-Indian and Archaic cultures |
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have been found in the area, suggesting a human presence more |
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than 10,000 years ago; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the region's earliest Anglo-American |
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settlers was Andrew Montgomery, who established a trading post at |
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a site that became one of the county's first settlements and |
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eventually became the town of Montgomery; the Republic of Texas |
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Congress officially established Montgomery County in 1837; and |
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WHEREAS, The construction of the railroads toward the end |
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of the 19th century led to a significant economic transformation |
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in the region, and in 1932, oil was discovered southeast of |
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Conroe; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the county's industries still include oil |
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and lumber, but its abundant lakes and its forest land also make |
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it an attractive destination for many; opportunities for |
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hunting, boating, fishing, and hiking abound in the Sam Houston |
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National Forest, the W. Goodrich Jones State Forest, Lake Conroe, |
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Spring Creek, and Lake Woodlands; and |
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WHEREAS, Many charming towns dot the landscape of |
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Montgomery County, including the county seat, Conroe; the |
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region's first settlement, Montgomery; the cities of Porter, Oak |
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Ridge, and Shenandoah, which provide comfortable residential |
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neighborhoods for some of the county's population; and the |
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township of Willis, which originally thrived with a successful |
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tobacco industry and now has a profitable timber and farming |
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economy; and |
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WHEREAS, The Woodlands, a master-planned community where |
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its residents live, work, play, and learn, is located in southern |
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Montgomery County and is home to The Cynthia Woods Mitchell |
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Pavilion, which in the year 2006 was ranked the |
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fourth-best-attended outdoor music facility in the nation; the |
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community also features a 1.25-mile-long waterway which serves |
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as a transportation corridor linking offices, retail stores, and |
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dining and entertainment venues; and |
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WHEREAS, The town of Cut and Shoot earned its unique name |
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after a 1912 community dispute over the design of a new steeple |
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for the town's only church and land claims among church members; |
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when the issue reached a boiling point, a young boy near the |
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church reportedly yelled, "I'm going to cut around the corner and |
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shoot through the bushes," which stuck in the minds of residents, |
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who soon adopted the name Cut and Shoot; and |
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WHEREAS, The residents of Montgomery County may take |
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justifiable pride in their region's rich heritage, and it is a |
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pleasure to honor them as they look forward to a bright and |
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promising future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby recognize April 7, 2009, as Montgomery |
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County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the county's |
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citizens here today sincere best wishes for an enjoyable visit to |
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Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this event. |
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Williams, Nichols |
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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 April 7, 2009. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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________________________________ |
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Member, Texas Senate |