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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 486
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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recognizing the 100th anniversary of Jim Hogg County; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated in the Rio Grande Plain region of South |
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Texas, Jim Hogg County was named after Texas Governor James |
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Stephen Hogg and was formed from portions of Duval and Brooks |
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Counties in 1913; its county seat, Hebbronville, was founded in |
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the early 1880s as a stop along the Texas-Mexican Railroad; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Hogg County is an agriculture and petroleum |
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center; the county's principal tourist attraction is hunting, an |
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activity that has prevailed in the region since its first human |
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inhabitants arrived 11,000 years ago; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 1800s, the Spanish government began |
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to make land grants in the area, and cattle ranching soon emerged |
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as the primary source of income for settlers; and |
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WHEREAS, Oil was discovered in Jim Hogg County in 1921, and |
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in the decades following World War II, the county's economy was |
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largely dependent on ranching and petroleum production; in the |
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early 1990s, the oil and gas industry was the largest employer in |
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the county; and |
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WHEREAS, This scenic county consists of gently rolling |
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terrain and flatlands; indeed, Jim Hogg County is defined by its |
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landscape, its mineral resources, and its multigenerational |
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Hispanic population; the county is known for having a continuity |
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of culture and its residents share a special sense of place; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby pay tribute to Jim Hogg County on its 100th |
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anniversary and extend to its residents sincere best wishes in |
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all their future pursuits; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Jim Hogg County in honor of its 100th anniversary. |
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Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 19, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |