H.R. No. 236
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Citizens from Howard County are gathering in Austin
  to celebrate Howard County Day at the State Capitol on February 5,
  2013; and
         WHEREAS, Nestled between the Caprock escarpment and the
  Edwards Plateau, this scenic region of the West Texas High Plains is
  home to the "big spring" in Sulphur Draw; the nearby town of Big
  Spring began as a settlement of buffalo hunters in the 1870s; and
         WHEREAS, Howard County was organized in 1882, with Big Spring
  as the county seat; situated on the Texas and Pacific Railway, the
  town also became an important shipping point for livestock and
  produce; the community of Coahoma developed as a trading center
  with the arrival of the railroad in the early 1880s, while Forsan
  was established at the height of the county's oil boom in the 1920s;
  during World War II, Howard County became the site of the Big Spring
  Army Air Corps Bombardier School, which trained more than 5,000
  men; and
         WHEREAS, Today, Howard County continues to thrive as a center
  for oil and gas production, farming and ranching, transportation,
  and manufacturing; the county looks to the future of energy
  production with its four wind turbine farms, and the
  McMahon-Wrinkle Airport further contributes to the area's economy;
  and
         WHEREAS, A regional hub for health care and quality
  education, Big Spring is home to a veterans hospital, a state mental
  health facility, and a rehabilitation center, as well as Howard
  College and the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf; and
         WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy fine
  opportunities for recreation at Big Spring State Park and Comanche
  Trail Park, where the annual Festival of Lights is held, and the
  region's colorful past is celebrated at the Heritage Museum and the
  Hangar 25 Air Museum; the town also plays host to the Annual Big
  Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo; and
         WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land
  that has shaped them, the people of Howard County may take
  justifiable pride in all that they have accomplished over the
  years, knowing that the robust spirit of earlier generations is
  alive and well in their own; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 5, 2013, as Howard County Day
  at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
  best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin.
 
  Darby
 
 
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. 236 was adopted by the House on February
  5, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House