H.R. No. 129

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Business and community leaders from San Patricio
	County are gathering in Austin on February 12, 2015, to celebrate
	San Patricio County Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Situated upon the broad coastal plain along the Gulf
	of Mexico, this region was originally inhabited by the Karankawa
	Indians; less than 30 years after Columbus discovered America, a
	European explorer sailed into the bay behind Aransas Pass, and over
	the next 200 years the territory was visited by Spanish and French
	explorers and Mexican sheepherders; and
	WHEREAS, In 1829, 200 Irish families from New York formed a
	colony under a contract with the government of Mexico and founded
	the town of San Patricio de Hibernia, after Saint Patrick, the
	patron saint of Ireland; the town was the site of a battle during
	the Texas Revolution in 1836, and later that same year, San Patricio
	County was created by the new Republic of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, By 1860, San Patricio County was occupied by
	ranchers and farmers, and during the Civil War, a Confederate fort
	was placed at Aransas Pass to deal with smugglers, rustlers, and
	Federal raiders; the county's economy was boosted in 1885 when the
	San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway was extended to Aransas
	Harbor; the town of Sinton, named after an Ohio banker who had
	invested in the area's development, was named county seat in 1893;
	and
	WHEREAS, Oil and gas were discovered in the county in the
	early 20th century, and the petroleum industry and agriculture
	continue to be the foundation of the economy; cotton, sorghum, and
	cattle are all major products, along with shrimp from the
	commercial fisheries along the coast; the deepwater port at Aransas
	Pass is easily accessible to northern markets by rail, highway, and
	the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; and
	WHEREAS, Today, the residents of San Patricio County enjoy a
	relaxed rural lifestyle while taking advantage of their proximity
	to the urban amenities of Corpus Christi; hunters, birders,
	kayakers, snorkelers, and devotees of sport fishing travel to the
	county for its many opportunities for recreation; the county is
	also home to the Welder Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest
	privately endowed refuges in the world; and
	WHEREAS, Celebrating their colorful past even as they work to
	build a bright future, the residents of San Patricio County may
	indeed take great pride in this distinctive part of the Lone Star
	State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2015, as San Patricio
	County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
	delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit
	to Austin.
	Lozano
	Hunter
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 129 was adopted by the House on February
	4, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House