H.R. No. 463

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Aransas County are gathering in
	Austin to celebrate Aransas County Day at the State Capitol on
	February 21, 2013; and
	WHEREAS, This region of thousand-year-old oaks, coastal
	prairie, and sandy beaches was first inhabited by native peoples
	8,000 years ago; and
	WHEREAS, In 1828, the Mexican government awarded an
	empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico, and
	not long after the Civil War, the towns of Fulton and Rockport were
	founded as ports for the cattle business; Aransas County was formed
	in 1871 and named after a Spanish palace; and
	WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the 116,000-acre
	Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, where the amazing whooping cranes
	spend the winter, and Goose Island State Park, which has over
	200,000 visitors annually; and
	WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of
	many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, and
	devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing, while the beautifully lit
	Fulton Harbor Pier and 8,690-foot-long Copano Bay Pier offer
	first-rate opportunities for angling; and
	WHEREAS, The county's history is evoked by the 19th century
	Fulton Mansion and the 1870s Victorian-style Aransas County History
	Center, while the official Texas Maritime Museum in Rockport
	celebrates the marine heritage of the Lone Star State; the Rockport
	Center for the Arts is a hub for the region's thriving cultural
	scene, which includes such festive annual events as the Bountiful
	Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton Oysterfest, the Rockport Film
	Festival, the HummerBird Festival, LaMardi Gras, the 4th of July
	Art Show, and the annual Rockport Festival of Wines; and
	WHEREAS, Blessed with more magnificent bays than land, more
	redfish and trout than cars, and a chamber of commerce with a
	five-star rating, Aransas County is one of the treasures of the Lone
	Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in their
	heritage and look forward to a future filled with opportunity and
	good times; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2013, as Aransas County
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
	sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful visit to Austin.
	Morrison
	Hunter
	Herrero
	Lozano
	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. 463 was adopted by the House on February
	21, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House