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  H.R. No. 340
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Residents of Wise County are visiting Austin on
  February 12, 2013, to celebrate Wise County Day at the State
  Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state, Wise
  County has a varied terrain, much of which has proven to be fertile
  farmland; the first known inhabitants of the area in historic times
  were the Wichita, followed by groups of Caddo, Delaware, and
  Kichai; Anglo settlers arrived in the 1850s, and on January 23,
  1856, the county was carved out of Cooke County by legislative act
  and named in honor of Henry A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from
  Virginia who had supported the annexation of Texas; at the same time
  as it created Wise County, the legislature decreed that its county
  seat be established within five miles of the county's center, and
  two years later that new community became known as Decatur, after
  the naval hero Stephen Decatur; and
         WHEREAS, The eastern fork of the Chisholm Trail passed near
  Decatur during the latter half of the 19th century, and the town
  prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers; today,
  it is a center for natural gas production, specialty carbon and
  graphite manufacturing, and health care, as well as marketing and
  processing for Wise County agribusiness; visitors are drawn to
  Decatur by such historic attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the
  Wise County Heritage Museum, the Wise County Veterans Park, and the
  pink granite Wise County Courthouse, which was completed in 1896;
  and
         WHEREAS, Wise County is home to a variety of recreational
  opportunities provided by Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, and
  the Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands; in addition, area
  residents celebrate their heritage with the annual Butterfield
  Stage Days Festival in May, the Wise County Old Settlers Reunion in
  July, and the Chisholm Trail Days and Western Heritage Festival in
  September; and
         WHEREAS, The citizens of Wise County may take justifiable
  pride in their corner of Texas and know that it has contributed
  immensely to the development and vitality of the Lone Star State;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2013, as Wise County Day
  at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the visiting
  delegation for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin.
 
  King of Parker
 
 
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. 340 was adopted by the House on February
  12, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House