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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. |