H.R. No. 682

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Aransas County are gathering in
	Austin to celebrate Aransas County Day at the State Capitol on
	February 26, 2015; and
	WHEREAS, This region of thousand-year-old oaks, coastal
	prairie, and sandy beaches was first inhabited by native peoples
	8,000 years ago; and
	WHEREAS, In 1828, the Mexican government awarded an
	empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico, and
	not long after the Civil War, the towns of Fulton and Rockport were
	founded as ports for the cattle business; Aransas County was formed
	in 1871 and named after a Spanish palace; and
	WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the 116,000-acre
	Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, where the amazing whooping cranes
	spend the winter, and Goose Island State Park, which has over
	200,000 visitors annually; and
	WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of
	many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, and
	devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing, while the beautifully lit
	Fulton Harbor Pier and 8,690-foot-long Copano Bay Pier offer
	first-rate opportunities for angling; and
	WHEREAS, The county's history is evoked by the 19th century
	Fulton Mansion and the 1870s Victorian-style Aransas County History
	Center, while the official Texas Maritime Museum in Rockport
	celebrates the marine heritage of the Lone Star State; the Rockport
	Center for the Arts is a hub for the region's thriving cultural
	scene, which includes such festive annual events as the Bountiful
	Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton Oysterfest, the Rockport Film
	Festival, the HummerBird Celebration, LaMardi Gras, and the annual
	Rockport Festival of Wines; and
	WHEREAS, Blessed with more magnificent bays than land, more
	redfish and trout than cars, and a chamber of commerce with a
	five-star rating, Aransas County is one of the treasures of the Lone
	Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in their
	heritage and look forward to a future filled with opportunity and
	good times; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2015, as Aransas County
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
	sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful visit to Austin.
	Morrison
	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. 682 was adopted by the House on February
	26, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House