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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 375
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WHEREAS, Citizens and business leaders of Montgomery |
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County are gathering in Austin on March 7, 2017, to celebrate |
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Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated at the southern edge of the Piney Woods |
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of East Texas, Montgomery County was established by the Congress |
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of the Republic of Texas in 1837; the county is officially |
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acknowledged as the Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag because the |
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design presented by resident Dr. Charles B. Stewart was adopted |
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by the Texas Congress in 1839 and has remained the banner of the |
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state since it joined the Union in 1845; and |
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WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in the 1870s and |
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1880s sparked a lumber boom that revived Montgomery County's |
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agricultural economy after the Civil War; Houston lumberman |
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Isaac Conroe established a sawmill at a railroad junction near |
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Stewarts Creek in 1881, and the town of Conroe that grew up around |
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the mill became the largest town in the county and was named the |
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county seat in 1889; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1931, the discovery of oil triggered yet |
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another financial upsurge in the area, and today, oil production, |
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the lumber industry, and ranching further the county's |
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prosperity; visitors from across the state are drawn to the |
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region's vibrant historical and cultural establishments, and |
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outdoor enthusiasts enjoy the recreational opportunities at Sam |
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Houston National Forest, W. Goodrich Jones State Forest, and Lake |
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Conroe Park; additionally, The Woodlands, a master-planned |
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community, is home to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, a |
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major concert venue as well as the summer residence of the |
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Houston Symphony; and |
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WHEREAS, This visit to the State Capitol was organized by |
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the Conroe/Lake Conroe, The Woodlands Area, the Greater Magnolia |
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Parkway, the Greater East Montgomery County, and the Montgomery |
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Area Chambers of Commerce; members of each association work to |
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improve and strengthen economic development and the quality of |
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life throughout Montgomery County, which, with a current |
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population of approximately half a million people, is one of the |
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fastest-growing counties in the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich past as they look forward |
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to a bright future, the residents of Montgomery County may take |
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great pride in their continuing contributions to the history and |
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heritage of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2017, as Montgomery |
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County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable |
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stay in Austin. |
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Creighton, Nichols |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 7, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |