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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Corsicana and Navarro County are |
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coming together in Austin on March 10, 2011, to celebrate |
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Corsicana/Navarro County Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, This region of rolling blackland prairie was once |
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inhabited by the Ione, Kickapoo, and Comanche, and early |
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Anglo-American settlers built a fort on the Navasota River in 1833; |
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Navarro County was officially organized in 1846 and named for Jose |
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Antonio Navarro, a hero of the Texas Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, Corsicana was founded in 1848 as the county seat and |
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named after the island of Corsica, the birthplace of Mr. Navarro's |
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parents; the arrival of the railroad after the Civil War helped |
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Corsicana to become the region's leading center for the trading and |
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shipping of cotton, grain, wool, and hides; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1894, drillers seeking more water for Corsicana's |
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growing population struck oil and gas instead, leading to the first |
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oil boom and the longest continual flow of oil in Texas; since that |
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initial strike, more than 200 million barrels of oil have been |
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produced in the county; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Navarro County's multifaceted economy |
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revolves around advanced manufacturing, information technology, |
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the oil and gas industries, and agriculture, primarily the |
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production of cattle, cotton, sorghum, corn, and wheat; and |
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WHEREAS, Corsicana is known far and wide for its DeLuxe |
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Fruitcake, a creation of the 114-year-old Collin Street Bakery; the |
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town is also home to the Navarro Pecan Company, the largest |
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pecan-shelling facility in the world, as well as a Russell Stover |
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candy factory; and |
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WHEREAS, Notable attractions in Corsicana include the Lefty |
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Frizzell Country Music Museum, the restored Palace Theatre, and |
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Pioneer Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century Texas town; in |
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addition, Navarro College boasts the Cook Center Planetarium, the |
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largest domed theater in Texas, and the Pearce Museum, which |
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contains extensive collections of Civil War documents and Western |
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art; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy abundant |
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opportunities for boating, fishing, waterskiing, and other such |
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pastimes, thanks to the proximity of Richland-Chambers Reservoir, |
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Navarro Mills Lake, and Lake Halbert; and |
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WHEREAS, Honoring their rich heritage even as they embrace |
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the challenges and opportunities of the future, the citizens of |
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Corsicana and Navarro County may indeed take pride in the vital role |
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their community has played in the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 10, 2011, as Corsicana/Navarro |
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County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in |
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Austin. |
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Cook |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 16 was adopted by the House on March |
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3, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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