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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of San Augustine County are gathering |
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in Austin to celebrate San Augustine County Day at the State Capitol |
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on April 25, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, This hilly landscape of pine forest and bayous was |
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visited by French and Spanish explorers in the 17th and 18th |
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centuries, and Anglo settlers began arriving in the early 1800s; |
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the town of San Augustine was established in 1834, and two years |
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later, the town was the site of Sam Houston's election as commander |
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of the Texian forces during the Texas Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, San Augustine County was established in 1837, one of |
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the first to be formed in the Texas republic, and the county seat of |
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San Augustine became an important commercial and cultural center, |
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with new businesses, a newspaper, and three institutions of higher |
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learning, including the first university in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, agriculture has formed the primary |
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basis of the county's economy, with the chief products being corn, |
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hogs, poultry, sugar cane, cotton, and lumber; since the 1960s, |
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tourism has also become important as residents and visitors alike |
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take advantage of the opportunities for recreation afforded by Lake |
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Sam Rayburn and the county's two extensive national forests; and |
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WHEREAS, The town of San Augustine has been home to two Texas |
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governors, J. Pinckney Henderson and O. M. Roberts, as well as two |
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speakers of the Texas House of Representatives, two lieutenant |
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governors, and three ambassadors to foreign countries; the city is |
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also known for its handsome historic houses in the Greek Revival and |
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Victorian styles, as well as for being the site of several of the |
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first Protestant churches organized in Texas after the Texas |
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Revolution; established as a station on the St. Louis Southwestern |
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Railway, the town of Broaddus was originally a hub of the lumber |
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industry and today is a tourist center, serving visitors to Lake Sam |
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Rayburn and Angelina National Forest; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to preserving the best of their past, the |
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people of San Augustine County may indeed take great pride in the |
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significant role their county has played in the history and culture |
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of the Lone Star State; 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 25, 2013, as San Augustine |
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County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit |
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to Austin. |
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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. 1596 was adopted by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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