SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join Texans across the state in celebrating January 31, 2017, as Kleberg County Day at the Capitol; and

WHEREAS, Kleberg County was organized in 1913 by the Texas Legislature and is named in honor of early settler Robert Justus Kleberg; and

WHEREAS, Located south of Corpus Christi and bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Baffin Bay, Kleberg County was inhabited by Karankawa and Coahuiltecan Indians when the early Spanish explorers arrived; the area became a part of the Spanish province of Nuevo Santander; and

WHEREAS, Kingsville is the county seat and largest town, and other communities include Riviera and Loyola Beach; the county offers a wide range of recreational opportunities and events, including boating, hunting, fishing, the Padre Island National Seashore, the annual Naval Relief Festival, and the Fiesta de Colores; and

WHEREAS, The citizens of Kleberg County are eagerly facing the future while continuing to celebrate their rich and colorful past; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th Legislature, hereby commend the citizens of Kleberg County on their many contributions to the growth and prosperity of our state and extend to them best wishes for a memorable Kleberg County Day at the Capitol; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the people of Kleberg County as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

Lucio

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on January 31, 2017.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate