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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 706
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the citizens of Kinney County who have come to Austin |
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to celebrate Kinney County Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Kinney County encompasses 1,359 square miles and |
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is situated in southwest Texas partly on the Edwards Plateau and |
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partly on the plain of the Rio Grande, which forms its |
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southwestern boundary; and |
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WHEREAS, The state legislature authorized the formation of |
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Kinney County from Bexar County in 1850, but the sparsely |
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populated county did not have enough residents to be formally |
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organized until 1874; Brackettville was named the county seat in |
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1876; and |
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WHEREAS, Artifacts indicate that the area was first |
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inhabited 6,000 to 10,000 years ago; later, numerous Indian |
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tribes lived in the region, which did not begin to lose its |
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frontier character until after the Civil War, with the |
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establishment of the county's first school, post office, and |
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church in the 1870s; and |
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WHEREAS, The area has been used primarily for ranching, |
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particularly the raising of cattle, sheep, and Angora goats; the |
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coming of the railroads in the 1880s gave the wool and mohair |
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industry greater access to markets and helped bring in many new |
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settlers; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the last few years, agribusiness and tourism |
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have been the leading industries in the county; its many tourist |
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attractions include Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Alamo Village, |
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Las Moras Park, the Nueces River Canyon, Anacacho Game Preserve, |
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the Seminole Indian Scout Burial Ground, and Fort Clark; and |
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WHEREAS, Kinney County Day at the State Capitol provides an |
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opportunity to honor the county's historic past and its |
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contributions to the development of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby welcome the citizens of Kinney County to the |
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State Capitol on Kinney County Day and extend to them best wishes |
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for an enjoyable visit; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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expression of high regard from 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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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |