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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Aransas County are gathering in Austin |
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to celebrate Aransas County Day at the State Capitol on February 28, |
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2019; and |
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WHEREAS, This region of thousand-year-old oaks, coastal |
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prairie, and sandy beaches was first inhabited by native peoples |
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about 8,000 years ago; in 1828, the Mexican government awarded an |
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empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico, and |
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not long after the Civil War, the towns of Fulton and Rockport were |
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founded as ports for the cattle business; Aransas County was formed |
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in 1871 and named after a Spanish palace; and |
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WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the 116,000-acre |
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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, where the amazing whooping cranes |
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spend the winter, as well as Goose Island State Park; Rockport and |
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Fulton Harbors are the home ports of many popular boating |
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excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, and devotees of deep-sea |
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and bay fishing, and the county's history is evoked by the 19th |
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century Fulton Mansion and the 1870s Victorian-style History Center |
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for Aransas County, while the official Texas Maritime Museum in |
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Rockport celebrates the marine heritage of the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with more magnificent bays than land and |
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more redfish than cars, Aransas County is one of the treasures of |
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the Lone Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in |
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the vitality of their communities as they look forward to a future |
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filled with opportunity and good times; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2019, as Aransas 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 memorable and meaningful visit to Austin. |