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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Karnes County are gathering in Austin |
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for a special day at the State Capitol on March 16, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the Rio Grande plain region, the county |
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was named for Henry Wax Karnes, a Texas revolutionary war hero, and |
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was officially organized on February 4, 1854, when the legislature |
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passed a measure recognizing its establishment; and |
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WHEREAS, Karnes County benefited from the arrival of the |
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railroads in the mid-1880s, and the improved access to markets |
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ushered in the diversified farming, livestock, and ranching economy |
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that has been important to the area ever since; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the region's leading businesses include not |
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only agricultural operations but also oil and gas production, |
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uranium mining and milling, guar processing, and fiberglass |
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manufacturing; and |
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WHEREAS, Karnes County is home to Panna Maria, the nation's |
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oldest Polish settlement, and the ghost town of Helena, the former |
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county seat, which features a museum in the restored courthouse; |
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additional attractions in the area include the church of |
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Czestochowa and various annual community events, including the |
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Lonesome Dove Fest in Karnes City; Kenedy, Falls City, Gillett, |
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Hobson, and Runge are just a few of the unique towns that may be |
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found in the county; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Karnes County are preserving the |
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character and history of their unique region while working to build |
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a prosperous future, and they are indeed deserving of recognition |
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for their contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 16, 2011, as Karnes County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for an enjoyable day in Austin. |
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Aliseda |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 522 was adopted by the House on March |
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16, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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