|
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Proud residents of Waller County are gathering in |
|
Austin on February 27, 2013, to celebrate Waller County Day at the |
|
State Capitol; and |
|
WHEREAS, The Waller County area was originally settled by |
|
members of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred during the 1820s; |
|
shortly thereafter, it became the site of perhaps the first cotton |
|
plantation in Texas, which was used as an encampment by members of |
|
General Sam Houston's army during the Texas Revolution; in 1873, |
|
the county was carved from sections of Austin and Grimes Counties |
|
and named after Edwin Waller, a signer of the Texas Declaration of |
|
Independence and the first mayor of Austin; and |
|
WHEREAS, Waller County's growth was chiefly driven by |
|
agriculture, with cotton, corn, and cattle serving as mainstays, |
|
until the discovery of petroleum in the 1930s helped to diversify |
|
its economy; today, farming, ranching, and mineral resources are |
|
important to the area, and its rural character and proximity to |
|
Houston have made it an attractive destination for new residents; |
|
and |
|
WHEREAS, Hempstead is the county seat and the host of the |
|
annual Waller County Fair as well as its Watermelon Festival, a |
|
favorite of residents and visitors alike; Prairie View, which was |
|
recently named one of the best cities to raise a family by Bloomberg |
|
Business Weekly, is home to Prairie View A&M University, the |
|
second-oldest public institution of higher learning in the state, |
|
and Brookshire is a quaint rural town that is the location of |
|
Brookwood Community as well as several international companies that |
|
serve as major employers; while only parts of Waller and Katy are in |
|
the county, they are both fast-growing cities that boast excellent |
|
schools and contribute greatly to the culture and prosperity of the |
|
county; and |
|
WHEREAS, Honoring their rich heritage as they work toward |
|
building an even brighter future, the citizens of Waller County |
|
have many reasons to be proud of the place they call home; now, |
|
therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
|
Legislature hereby recognize February 27, 2013, as Waller County |
|
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
|
sincere best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. |
|
|
Bell |
|
|
|
Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
|
|
Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
|
|
|
|
Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
|
|
Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
|
|
|
|
Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
|
|
Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
|
|
Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
|
|
|
|
Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
|
|
J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
|
|
S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
|
|
Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
|
|
|
|
Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
|
|
Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
|
|
Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
|
|
|
|
Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
|
|
Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Speaker of the House |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 618 was adopted by the House on February |
|
27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
|