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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Howard County are gathering in Austin |
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to celebrate Howard County Day at the State Capitol on February 23, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Towns in Howard County, including Big Spring, the |
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county seat, Coahoma, and Forsan, share a rich history, and today, |
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the area is experiencing new and continuing development as |
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residents look ahead to the opportunities of the future; and |
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WHEREAS, Howard County has excelled at diversification, and |
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it is a center for the petroleum and energy industry, education, |
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health care, farming and ranching, transportation, manufacturing, |
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and other active trades; and |
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WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy fine |
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opportunities for recreation at Big Spring State Park, Moss Lake, |
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and Comanche Trail Park; the region's colorful past is celebrated |
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at the Heritage Museum and the Hangar 25 Air Museum, and continuing |
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development in Big Spring's downtown historic district has also |
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brought revitalization to the county as a whole; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land |
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that has shaped them, the people of Howard County may take |
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justifiable pride in their efforts to cultivate a rich and vital |
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quality of life, knowing that the robust spirit of earlier |
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generations is alive and well in their own; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2017, as Howard County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in |
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Austin. |