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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 333
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Corsicana and Navarro County |
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are coming together in Austin on March 10, 2015, to celebrate |
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Corsicana and Navarro County Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, This region of rolling blackland prairie was once |
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inhabited by the Ione, Kickapoo, and Comanche, and early |
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Anglo-American settlers built a fort on the Navasota River in |
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1833; Navarro County was officially organized in 1846 and named |
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for Jose Antonio Navarro, a hero of the Texas Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, Corsicana was founded in 1848 as the county seat |
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and named after the island of Corsica, the birthplace of |
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Mr. Navarro's parents; the arrival of the railroad after the |
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Civil War helped Corsicana to become the region's leading center |
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for the trading and shipping of cotton, grain, wool, and hides; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1894, drillers seeking more water for |
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Corsicana's growing population struck oil and gas instead, |
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leading to the first oil boom and the longest continual flow of |
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oil in Texas; since that initial strike, more than 200 million |
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barrels of oil have been produced in the county; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Navarro County's multifaceted economy |
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revolves around advanced manufacturing, information technology, |
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the oil and gas industries, and agriculture, primarily the |
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production of cattle, cotton, sorghum, corn, and wheat; and |
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WHEREAS, Corsicana is known far and wide for its DeLuxe |
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Fruitcake, a creation of the 119-year-old Collin Street Bakery; |
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the town is also home to the Navarro Pecan Company, the largest |
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pecan-shelling facility in the world; a Russell Stover candy |
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factory; Oil City Iron Works, a foundry established in 1866 that |
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produces industrial parts and equipment, with over 7,000 active |
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patterns; and Corsicana Bedding, Incorporated, which was founded |
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in 1971 as Tipton Manufacturing and is still leading the |
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industry, having become one of the most solid bedding |
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manufacturers in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Notable attractions in Corsicana include the |
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Lefty Frizzell Country Music Museum, the restored Palace |
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Theatre, and Pioneer Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century |
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Texas town; in addition, Navarro College boasts the Cook Center |
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Planetarium, the largest domed theater in Texas, and the Pearce |
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Museum, which contains extensive collections of Civil War |
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documents and Western art; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy abundant |
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opportunities for boating, fishing, waterskiing, and other such |
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pastimes, thanks to the proximity of Richland-Chambers |
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Reservoir, Navarro Mills Lake, and Lake Halbert; and |
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WHEREAS, Honoring their rich heritage even as they embrace |
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thechallengesandopportunitiesofthefuture,thecitizensof |
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Corsicana and Navarro County may indeed take pride in the vital |
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role their community has played in the story of the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 10, 2015, as Corsicana and |
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Navarro County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the |
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visiting delegation best wishes for a meaningful and memorable |
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stay in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special day. |
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Birdwell |
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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 9, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |