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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 540
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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welcome the citizens of Culberson County who have come to the |
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State Capitol to celebrate Culberson County Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas, |
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Culberson County covers 3,815 square miles of fairly level to |
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mountainous land, with elevations ranging from 3,000 feet to |
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8,751 feet on Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in the state and a |
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major tourist attraction in Guadalupe Mountains National Park; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A Folsom point found in the Guadalupe Mountains is |
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evidence of human occupation of the area some 12,000 years ago; |
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the Apaches, the area's most famous indigenous inhabitants, |
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arrived about 600 years ago; the forbidding terrain and the |
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presence of the Apaches deterred most Spanish exploration and |
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settlement; and |
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WHEREAS, By the middle of the 19th century, new routes were |
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being sought to connect central and eastern Texas with El Paso |
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and California, and the 1849 gold rush increased the demand; |
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settlement in the area began in earnest with the completion of |
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the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1880s and the growth of |
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ranching in the area; Culberson County was created in 1911 from |
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El Paso County and named after David B. Culberson; the county was |
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organized and Van Horn was named its county seat in 1912; and |
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WHEREAS, The extraction of minerals has long been |
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important in Culberson County, which has yielded copper, silver, |
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molybdenum, gypsum, talc, and many other minerals; oil was |
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discovered in 1953; the people of Culberson County have long |
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realized the benefits of attracting visitors to the area, and |
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tourism has become increasingly important in the local economy; and |
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WHEREAS, Culberson County Day at the State Capitol |
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provides an opportunity to honor the county's rich past and its |
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contributions to the history of this state; 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 Culberson County Day and extend |
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best wishes to the delegation from Culberson County for a |
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memorable visit to the State Capitol; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the citizens of Culberson County as a memento of this special day. |
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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 March 31, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |