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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of San Diego, Texas, are visiting |
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Austin on March 8, 2017, to celebrate San Diego Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 1800s, Julián Flores and his son |
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Ventura received two land grants from the Spanish government, and |
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in 1819, the Flores family authorized the founding of what became |
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known as Perezville; when a post office was established in 1852, the |
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town was renamed, and when Duval County was organized nearly 25 |
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years later, San Diego was designated the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, With the arrival of the Corpus Christi, San Diego, |
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and Rio Grande Railroad in 1879, and later the Texas-Mexican |
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Railway, San Diego proved to be an important agricultural shipping |
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center, particularly for wool and cotton; today, the local economy |
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is supported by small businesses, ranching and hunting, and the oil |
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industry, and growth has extended the city limits into Jim Wells |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, San Diego is a general-rule city, ably led by its |
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elected officials, which include mayor Sally Lichtenberger, mayor |
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pro tempore Shelly Gaitan, and city council members Ricky Munoz, |
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Rolando T. Guerrero, Janie Lopez, and Margarito Maldonado III; |
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Aleida Luera currently serves as the city director; and |
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WHEREAS, The people of San Diego are building on a long |
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tradition of industry and achievement, and they may indeed be proud |
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of their notable contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; |
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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 March 8, 2017, as San Diego Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best |
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wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |