H.R. No. 1197
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Proud members of the Perez family and residents of
  Starr County are gathering on April 1, 2017, for the dedication of
  an Official Texas Historical Marker at Rancho San Jose de la Mulada;
  and
         WHEREAS, This historic South Texas ranch dates back to
  December 1787, when Don Pedro Jose Perez, an early settler,
  purchased Porcion 74 from Pedro Lugo, who had been granted the land
  by the king of Spain in 1767; and
         WHEREAS, Although some families lost their land after the end
  of the Mexican American War in 1848, Santiago Perez, the son of Don
  Pedro, was able to retain possession of Porcion 74, and by the
  1870s, the property had come to be known as Rancho San Jose de la
  Mulada; at that time, it was home to more than 30 residents who
  lived in five houses and looked after the ranch's sheep, goats,
  mules, and horses; and
         WHEREAS, In 1997, the ranch was featured along with other
  historic Tejano ranches in an exhibit at the LBJ Presidential
  Library in Austin, and in 2006, members of the Perez family donated
  priceless family artifacts from the ranch to the Museum of South
  Texas History; among the items were a saddle, a rifle, and a
  revolver that had belonged to Deputy U.S. Marshal Casimiro Perez
  Alvarez, who was the great-great-grandson of Don Pedro Jose Perez;
  and
         WHEREAS, The ranch continues to be owned by direct
  descendants of its founder, and one of them, Araceli Perez-Davis,
  who is Don Pedro's great-great-great-great-granddaughter, has
  turned an old adobe cabin on the property into a museum; it was also
  Ms. Perez-Davis who petitioned the Texas Historical Commission for
  a state marker in 2014; and
         WHEREAS, For 230 years, Rancho San Jose de la Mulada has
  contributed to the rich heritage of Starr County, and the ranch's
  special role in the history of South Texas is truly deserving of
  this special recognition; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of an Official Texas
  Historical Marker at Rancho San Jose de la Mulada and extend to the
  Perez family and the members of the community sincere best wishes
  for a meaningful and memorable event; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Perez family as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Guillen
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1197 was adopted by the House on April
  13, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House