H.R. No. 784

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Jim Hogg County are celebrating
	their county's centennial in 2013, and this milestone offers a
	welcome opportunity to recognize the notable role this area has
	played in the development of the Lone Star State; and
	WHEREAS, Situated in South Texas, just north of the Rio
	Grande Valley, the approximately 1,100 square miles that make up
	Jim Hogg County have been inhabited for possibly as long as 11,000
	years; the county seat of Hebbronville is located on what was once
	part of the 1767 Spanish land grant to Simon Hinojosa called
	"Noriacitas"; in the early 1800s, settlers from Mexico began
	establishing ranches on land grants awarded by the Spanish and,
	later, the Mexican government; the headquarters of those ranches
	gradually became the focal point of communities composed of
	vaqueros and their families; Anglo settlers, who began to arrive in
	the vicinity in the 1830s, generally became assimilated into the
	prevailing ranching culture; and
	WHEREAS, It was not until after Texas joined the Union that
	the state began to organize counties in the borderlands, and the
	boundaries of those early counties shifted over time, as the
	population grew; in 1913, a group of Hebbronville citizens
	petitioned for the creation of a new county, partly owing to the
	distance they had to travel in order to conduct business in the
	county seat of Falfurrias; the Texas Legislature granted their wish
	in March of that year, establishing a new jurisdiction with land
	carved out of Brooks and Duval Counties; named for the first native
	Texan to serve as governor of Texas, Jim Hogg County was officially
	established on September 1, 1913, with Hebbronville as the county
	seat; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 1883 on the Texas Mexican Railway line,
	Hebbronville became a ranching center and a major shipping point
	for livestock, as well as the seat of county government; with the
	discovery of oil in the county in 1921, the city also became an oil
	field center; the influx of oil field workers increased the town's
	population from an estimated 500 in 1920 to 1,800 by 1927; to meet
	the needs of its citizens, Hebbronville established a public school
	district in 1921, and five years later the town acquired a
	newspaper, the Jim Hogg County Enterprise; and
	WHEREAS, Through the decades, ranching and the oil and gas
	industry have remained the mainstays of the county's economy; the
	area's rich cattle-raising tradition is a point of pride, and in
	2005 the county was officially designated the Vaquero Capital of
	Texas; the annual Vaquero Festival takes place in Hebbronville each
	November; and
	WHEREAS, Hebbronville now has several nationwide stores, the
	nationally known Hillcrest Tortilla factory, three major banks, and
	one savings and loan; the most valuable resource has been Jim Hogg
	County's people, who now work around the world in the oil and gas
	industries, in education, and on innumerable professional
	endeavors; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Jim Hogg County is home to some 5,300 Texans,
	and its citizens benefit from the able leadership of county judge
	Guadalupe Canales and county commissioners Linda Joe Soliz, Valo
	Alaniz, Sandalio Ruiz, and Juan Lino Ramirez; and
	WHEREAS, In Texas, there are former Jim Hogg County residents
	who are school principals, superintendents, college professors,
	engineers, architects, inventors, television stars, movie
	producers, and oil and gas consultants; men and women from Jim Hogg
	County continue to proudly serve our country around the world in all
	branches of the military and federal law enforcement agencies
	defending America's borders, freedoms, and citizens from terrorism
	and other threats; and
	WHEREAS, Currently, with its numerous historic ranches, Jim
	Hogg County is well known for white-tailed deer, quail, and dove
	hunting; the oil and gas companies are now servicing hydraulic
	fracking in the various oil and gas shale formations around the
	area; and
	WHEREAS, With its vibrant heritage, industrious people, and
	valuable natural resources, Jim Hogg County is contributing to the
	ongoing story of the Lone Star State, and it is fitting that the
	county's first 100 years be recognized and celebrated; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Jim Hogg
	County and extend to its residents sincere best wishes for the
	future.
	Guillen
	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. 784 was adopted by the House on March
	12, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House