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