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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of San Patricio County are gathering in |
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Austin on February 15, 2017, to celebrate San Patricio County Day at |
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the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the broad coastal plain along the Gulf |
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of Mexico, this region was originally inhabited by the Karankawa |
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Indians; less than 30 years after Columbus came to America, a |
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European explorer sailed into the bay behind Aransas Pass, and over |
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the next 200 years, the territory was visited by Spanish and French |
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explorers and Mexican sheepherders; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1829, 200 Irish families from New York formed a |
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colony under a contract with the government of Mexico and founded |
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the town of San Patricio de Hibernia, after Saint Patrick, the |
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patron saint of Ireland; the town was the site of a battle during |
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the Texas Revolution in 1836, and later that same year, San Patricio |
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County was created by the new Republic of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, By 1860, San Patricio County was occupied by |
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ranchers and farmers, and during the Civil War, a Confederate fort |
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was built at Aransas Pass to deal with smugglers, rustlers, and |
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Federal raiders; the county's economy was boosted in 1885 when the |
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San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway was extended to Aransas |
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Harbor; the town of Sinton, named after an Ohio banker who had |
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invested in the area's development, was designated as the county |
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seat in 1893; and |
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WHEREAS, Oil and gas were discovered in the county in the |
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early 20th century, and the petroleum industry and agriculture |
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continue to be the foundation of the economy; cotton, sorghum, and |
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cattle are all major products, along with shrimp from the |
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commercial fisheries along the coast; the deepwater port at Aransas |
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Pass is easily accessible to northern markets by rail, highway, and |
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the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the people of San Patricio County enjoy a |
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relaxed rural lifestyle while taking advantage of their proximity |
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to the urban amenities of Corpus Christi; hunters, birders, |
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kayakers, snorkelers, and devotees of sport fishing travel to the |
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county for its many opportunities for recreation; the county is |
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also home to the Welder Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest |
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privately endowed refuges in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their colorful past even as they work to |
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build a bright future, those Texans who call San Patricio County |
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home may indeed take great pride in the important role their unique |
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region plays in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 15, 2017, as San Patricio |
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County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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Lozano |
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Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 129 was adopted by the House on February |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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