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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of McMullen County are gathering in |
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Austin to celebrate McMullen County Day at the State Capitol on |
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April 15, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the center of South Texas, McMullen |
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County is made up of more than 1,000 square miles of flat and |
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rolling brushland; artifacts discovered in the county indicate that |
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human settlement dates back perhaps as far as 11,000 years, with |
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groups of hunter-gatherers in the area until the 1700s; and |
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WHEREAS, Several Spanish expeditions passed through the area |
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in the 17th and 18th centuries, but the population was sparse until |
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shortly before the Civil War, when settlers began to move in to take |
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advantage of the grasslands where wild mustangs and cattle could be |
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found; and |
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WHEREAS, The county was established in 1858, and a group of |
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resourceful adventurers settled where the Leoncita Creek flowed |
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into the Rio Frio; the town was first called Rio Frio, then Dog |
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Town, and finally Tilden, after Samuel J. (Whispering Sammy) |
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Tilden, the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for president in |
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1876; the town eventually became the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, Cattle and sheep ranching dominate the county's |
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economy, though oil and gas have grown in importance since the |
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1930s, and the region is also a destination for hunters; and |
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WHEREAS, McMullen County residents are stewards of an area of |
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fascinating history and culture, and their unique county merits |
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special recognition; 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 April 15, 2013, as McMullen County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the visiting |
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delegation for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the c |
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ounty as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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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. 1412 was adopted by the House on April |
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15, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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