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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Howard County are gathering in Austin |
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to celebrate Howard County Day at the State Capitol on February 5, |
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2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Nestled between the Caprock escarpment and the |
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Edwards Plateau, this scenic region of the West Texas High Plains is |
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home to the "big spring" in Sulphur Draw; the nearby town of Big |
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Spring began as a settlement of buffalo hunters in the 1870s; and |
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WHEREAS, Howard County was organized in 1882, with Big Spring |
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as the county seat; situated on the Texas and Pacific Railway, the |
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town also became an important shipping point for livestock and |
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produce; the community of Coahoma developed as a trading center |
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with the arrival of the railroad in the early 1880s, while Forsan |
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was established at the height of the county's oil boom in the 1920s; |
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during World War II, Howard County became the site of the Big Spring |
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Army Air Corps Bombardier School, which trained more than 5,000 |
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men; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Howard County continues to thrive as a center |
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for oil and gas production, farming and ranching, transportation, |
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and manufacturing; the county looks to the future of energy |
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production with its four wind turbine farms, and the |
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McMahon-Wrinkle Airport further contributes to the area's economy; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A regional hub for health care and quality |
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education, Big Spring is home to a veterans hospital, a state mental |
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health facility, and a rehabilitation center, as well as Howard |
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College and the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf; and |
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WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy fine |
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opportunities for recreation at Big Spring State Park and Comanche |
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Trail Park, where the annual Festival of Lights is held, and the |
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region's colorful past is celebrated at the Heritage Museum and the |
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Hangar 25 Air Museum; the town also plays host to the Annual Big |
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Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land |
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that has shaped them, the people of Howard County may take |
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justifiable pride in all that they have accomplished over the |
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years, knowing that the robust spirit of earlier generations is |
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alive and well in their own; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 5, 2013, as Howard County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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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. 236 was adopted by the House on February |
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5, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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