H.R. No. 527

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Bee County are gathering at
	the State Capitol to celebrate Bee County Day on March 17, 2011; and
	WHEREAS, Officially organized on January 25, 1858, Bee County
	was named for Barnard E. Bee, Sr., a South Carolina attorney,
	soldier, and statesman who joined the Army of the Republic of Texas
	and served as secretary of war under Sam Houston; recovered
	artifacts indicate that the area was originally inhabited 6,000 to
	10,000 years ago; the first permanent European settlers arrived in
	the early 19th century, and 11 Bee County landowners were among the
	signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence; and
	WHEREAS, Located in the South Texas Plains vegetation region,
	Bee County covers 866 square miles that slope gently toward the Gulf
	Coast; with the region's open expanses of grasslands, the local
	economy is dominated by farming and ranching but also welcomes oil
	and gas extraction and agribusiness; in 1954, the first U.S. Navy
	all-jet base opened at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station in Beeville,
	the county seat, and still contributes a significant amount to the
	region's economy; other towns in the county include Skidmore, Blue
	Berry Hill, Pettus, Tuleta, Tynan, Pawnee, Normanna, and Mineral;
	and
	WHEREAS, Bee County is blessed with an array of cultural and
	historical attractions for residents and visitors to explore; art
	enthusiasts may delight in the educational programs and exhibits of
	the Beeville Art Museum, which is funded by the Joe Barnhart
	Foundation and housed in the historic Esther Barnhart House; in
	addition, Beeville has successfully revitalized its downtown
	district and has been named a Texas Main Street City by the Texas
	Historical Commission; Coastal Bend College--Beeville offers
	occupational as well as academic classes for its students and has
	one of the only public, fully functioning glassblowing facilities
	in the state; and
	WHEREAS, The residents of Bee County may take great pride in
	their heritage and contributions to the Lone Star State, and it is a
	pleasure to pay tribute to the county and its citizens on this
	special day; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 17, 2011, as Bee County Day at
	the State Capitol and extend to those visiting today sincere best
	wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin.
	Aliseda
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 527 was adopted by the House on March
	17, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House