H.R. No. 454

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Citizens from Howard County are gathering in Austin
	to celebrate Howard County Day at the State Capitol on February 23,
	2017; and
	WHEREAS, Towns in Howard County, including Big Spring, the
	county seat, Coahoma, and Forsan, share a rich history, and today,
	the area is experiencing new and continuing development as
	residents look ahead to the opportunities of the future; and
	WHEREAS, Howard County has excelled at diversification, and
	it is a center for the petroleum and energy industry, education,
	health care, farming and ranching, transportation, manufacturing,
	and other active trades; and
	WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy fine
	opportunities for recreation at Big Spring State Park, Moss Lake,
	and Comanche Trail Park; the region's colorful past is celebrated
	at the Heritage Museum and the Hangar 25 Air Museum, and continuing
	development in Big Spring's downtown historic district has also
	brought revitalization to the county as a whole; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land
	that has shaped them, the people of Howard County may take
	justifiable pride in their efforts to cultivate a rich and vital
	quality of life, knowing that the robust spirit of earlier
	generations is alive and well in their own; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2017, as Howard County
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
	sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in
	Austin.
	Darby
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 454 was adopted by the House on February
	23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House