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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Montgomery County are gathering in |
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Austin on March 30, 2011, to celebrate Montgomery County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated at the southern edge of the Piney Woods of |
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East Texas, the region has been inhabited for more than 10,000 |
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years; the hunter-gatherer Atakapan peoples resided there, and the |
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area was probably visited by the French explorer La Salle; and |
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WHEREAS, The Anglo-American settlers who moved into the |
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region in the 1820s included Andrew Montgomery, who started a |
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trading post that eventually became the town of Montgomery, and the |
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county was established in 1837 by the Congress of the Republic of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Montgomery County is known as the birthplace of the |
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Lone Star Flag because the flag was designed by county resident Dr. |
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Charles B. Stewart; it was adopted as the official state flag in |
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1839; and |
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WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in the 1870s and 1880s |
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sparked a lumber boom that revived the county's agricultural |
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economy after the Civil War; the city of Conroe began when Houston |
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lumberman Isaac Conroe established a sawmill on Stewarts Creek in |
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1881; shortly thereafter he moved his operation to the nearby |
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junction of two railways and established a post office; in 1889, |
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Conroe became the county seat, and by 1900, it was the largest town |
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in the county; Conroe was incorporated in 1904; and |
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WHEREAS, The discovery of oil near the town in 1931 triggered |
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another boom, drawing wildcatters, financiers, and roughnecks to |
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the area; for a time, Conroe claimed more millionaires per capita |
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than any other town in the nation; the Crighton Theatre, a |
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vaudeville theater built in 1934 at the height of the boom, has been |
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restored to its former glory and continues to host performances and |
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events; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, lumber, oil production, and ranching |
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contribute to Montgomery County's prosperity, while visitors from |
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across the state are drawn by the county's abundant natural |
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resources; hikers, bird-watchers, and boaters enjoy the |
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opportunities for recreation in the Sam Houston National Forest, W. |
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Goodrich Jones State Forest, and Lake Conroe Park; and |
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WHEREAS, The Woodlands, a master-planned community in |
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southern Montgomery County, is home to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell |
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Pavilion, a major concert venue as well as the summer home of the |
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Houston Symphony; residents and visitors alike enjoy the annual |
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Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival every October, and the many historic |
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homes and businesses of Montgomery evoke the colorful past of the |
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region; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich past as they look forward to |
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a bright future, the residents of Montgomery County may take great |
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pride in their continuing contributions to the history and heritage |
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of the Lone Star State; 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 March 30, 2011, as Montgomery 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 event. |
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Creighton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 969 was adopted by the House on March |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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