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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of San Patricio County are gathering in |
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Austin on March 6, 2019, to celebrate San Patricio County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the broad coastal plain along the Gulf |
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of Mexico, this region was originally inhabited by the Karankawa |
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Indians; in 1829, 200 Irish families from New York formed a colony |
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under a contract with the government of Mexico and founded the town |
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of San Patricio de Hibernia, after Saint Patrick, the patron saint |
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of Ireland; the town was the site of a battle during the Texas |
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Revolution in 1836, and later that same year, San Patricio County |
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was created by the new Republic of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, By 1860, San Patricio County was occupied by |
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ranchers and farmers, and during the Civil War, a Confederate fort |
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was built at Aransas Pass to deal with smugglers, rustlers, and |
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Federal raiders; the county's economy was boosted in 1885 when the |
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San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway was extended to Aransas |
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Harbor; the town of Sinton, named after an Ohio banker who had |
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invested in the area's development, was designated as the county |
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seat in 1893; and |
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WHEREAS, Oil and gas were discovered in the county in the |
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early 20th century, and the petroleum industry and agriculture |
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continue to be the foundation of the economy; cotton, sorghum, and |
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cattle are all major products, along with shrimp from the |
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commercial fisheries along the coast; the deepwater port at Aransas |
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Pass is easily accessible to northern markets by rail, highway, and |
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the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the people of San Patricio County enjoy a |
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relaxed rural lifestyle while taking advantage of their proximity |
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to the urban amenities of Corpus Christi; hunters, birders, |
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kayakers, snorkelers, and devotees of sport fishing travel to the |
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county for its many opportunities for recreation; the county is |
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also home to the Welder Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest |
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privately endowed refuges in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their colorful past even as they work to |
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build a bright future, those Texans who call San Patricio County |
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home may indeed take great pride in the important role their unique |
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region plays in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2019, as San Patricio County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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Lozano |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Guerra |
Oliverson |
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| Allison |
Gutierrez |
Pacheco |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hinojosa |
Phelan |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Holland |
Price |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
E. Johnson of Dallas |
Rodriguez |
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| Bowers |
J. Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Buckley |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Burns |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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| Burrows |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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| Button |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Calanni |
Krause |
Sherman, Sr. |
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| Capriglione |
Lambert |
Smith |
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| Coleman |
Larson |
Stephenson |
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| Craddick |
Longoria |
Swanson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dominguez |
Meza |
Turner of Dallas |
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| Dutton |
Middleton |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| González of Dallas |
Nevárez |
Zerwas |
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| González of El Paso |
Noble |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 76 was adopted by the House on March 6, |
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2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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