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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Public-spirited citizens of Matagorda County are |
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gathering in Austin to celebrate Matagorda County Day at the State |
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Capitol on February 23, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Taking its name from the Spanish phrase meaning |
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"thick brush," this region of prairie, salt marshes, and coastal |
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waterways was visited by the French explorer La Salle in 1685; the |
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area constituted part of Stephen F. Austin's first colony, and |
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settlers began arriving through Matagorda Bay during the winter of |
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1821-1822; in 1829, the town of Matagorda was established as a |
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military post, and in 1836, Matagorda County became one of the |
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original 23 counties of the Republic of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Matagorda ranked as the second-largest seaport in |
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Texas for a time and served as a shipping point for cotton, sugar, |
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and livestock raised in the county; when the boll weevil endangered |
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the cotton crop in the early 20th century, farmers began to grow |
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rice, and the discovery of oil and sulfur further diversified the |
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county's economy; and |
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WHEREAS, Ranching, farming, and petroleum remain important, |
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and the county also benefits from the presence of the South Texas |
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Project nuclear plant, which generates enough electricity to power |
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approximately two million homes in Texas; Bay City, the county |
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seat, is a center of the petrochemical industry, while the port at |
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Palacios is home to the largest fishing fleet on the Texas Gulf |
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Coast; and |
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WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy the county's fine |
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beaches and its many opportunities for fishing and water sports, |
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while birders from across the nation are drawn to the Mad Island |
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Marsh and Wildlife Management Area; Bay City is the location of |
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several major annual attractions--the annual county fair, |
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livestock show, and rodeo, which take place in the early spring, and |
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the Rice Festival, which is held in the fall; in between those |
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dates, Palacios hosts the Texas Fishermen's Seafood Festival, in |
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December, and a reenactment of La Salle's landing, every Fourth of |
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July; and |
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WHEREAS, Matagorda County is an area of abundant natural |
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resources and rich history, and its residents may take great pride |
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in their notable heritage as they look forward to a future filled |
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with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2011, as Matagorda County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. |
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Weber |
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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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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 554 was adopted by the House on February |
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23, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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