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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kaufman County are gathering in |
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Austin on March 4, 2013, to celebrate Kaufman County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated in the fertile blackland prairie of |
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Northeast Texas, Kaufman County was home to Cherokee and Caddo |
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Indians when settlers arrived in 1840; led by William P. King, a |
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group of 40 pioneers from Mississippi established a stockade, |
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King's Fort, and a community that became known as Kingsboro; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1848, Kaufman County was carved out of Henderson |
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County and named in honor of David Spangler Kaufman, a member of the |
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Texas Legislature and the United States Congress; three years |
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later, the settlement of Kingsboro became the county seat and took |
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the new name of Kaufman; and |
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WHEREAS, For many years, the steadily growing population of |
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this rural county enjoyed a strong economy based predominantly |
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around its cotton industry; by 1960, however, the county had taken |
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on a more urban character, with more than half of its population |
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residing in towns; while still a hub for agricultural exports, |
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Kaufman County is now home to an array of manufacturing enterprises |
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and a significant government sector, and residents enjoy both |
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neighborly communities and easy access to nearby Dallas, one of the |
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nation's major cities; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the area's many notable sites is the Kaufman |
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County Poor Farm, which was established in 1883 to provide housing |
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to indigent residents and which made the 2012 Preservation Texas |
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list of the state's 10 most endangered historic places; other |
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landmarks include the Porter Farm near Terrell, the Spellman Museum |
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of Forney History, the Kaufman County Veterans Memorial Park and |
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Vietnam Memorial Wall, the Terrell Heritage Museum, and the No. 1 |
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British Flying Training School Museum in Terrell; and |
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WHEREAS, Treasuring their rich heritage as they look forward |
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to a bright and promising future, the citizens of Kaufman County are |
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indeed deserving of recognition for the outstanding contributions |
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that they and their forebears have made to the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2013, as Kaufman County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable visit. |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 115 was adopted by the House on |
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February |
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18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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