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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 705
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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recognizing the citizens of Winkler County on the occasion of |
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Winkler County Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Winkler County was established from territory in |
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Tom Green County in February of 1887; named for Clinton M. |
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Winkler, a Confederate colonel, it comprises 840 square miles of |
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gently rolling to level terrain, primarily in the Pecos Valley of |
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West Texas; it was officially organized on April 5, 1910, and |
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Kermit was chosen as the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, The area was inhabited by Anasazi Indians about |
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1,000 years ago and the Apaches and Comanche Indians arrived |
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later; soldiers entered the area in the last half of the 19th |
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century; by 1890, just 11 men and seven women lived in Winkler |
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County; while some areas of farmland existed, the early residents |
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primarily raised cattle; a drought beginning in 1916 lasted for |
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10 years and caused many residents to move away; and |
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WHEREAS, By 1930, the oil boom brought an increase in |
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population and today Winkler County continues to be a center for |
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oil production, as well as a hub for ranching; and |
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WHEREAS, Winkler County Day at the State Capitol provides |
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an opportunity for friends and families to honor the county's |
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rich past and its many contributions to the development of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend the citizens of Winkler County and |
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extend to them best wishes for a rewarding and memorable day at |
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the State Capitol; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the residents of Winkler County as an expression of esteem from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Uresti |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 5, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |