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WHEREAS, Representatives from the City of San Marcos, the San |
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Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce, and other community businesses and |
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organizations are gathering in Austin on April 25, 2019, to |
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celebrate San Marcos Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated in the Black Prairie region at the edge of |
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the Edwards Plateau, the region around San Marcos has been a |
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watering place for wildlife and people for thousands of years; |
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there is evidence that Clovis Man lived near the headwaters of the |
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river more than 12,000 years ago, and the area around the San Marcos |
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Springs shows the presence of Paleo-Indians 8,000 years ago; and |
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WHEREAS, The Spanish established two short-lived colonies, |
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the San Xavier Mission in 1755 and the civil settlement of San |
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Marcos de Neve in 1808, and the first Anglo-Americans settled in the |
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area in 1846; on March 1, 1848, the Texas Legislature organized Hays |
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County, designating the young community of San Marcos as the county |
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seat, and the town quickly became a commercial center for area |
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farmers and ranchers; and |
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WHEREAS, The opening of Southwest Texas State Normal School |
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in 1903 and the San Marcos Baptist Academy in 1907 made San Marcos a |
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regional hub for education, and during the 1960s, tourism became |
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important to the economy as thousands of visitors were drawn to |
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Aquarena Springs and Wonder Cave; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, San Marcos is home to Texas State University, |
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the fourth-largest university in the state; visitors and residents |
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alike delight in the natural beauty of the San Marcos River, the |
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Meadows Center, acres of parkland, and the quaint local shops in the |
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city's charming and historic downtown square; visitors are also |
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drawn by the concerts at the Performing Arts Center at TSU and by |
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regular community events and festivals such as the Sunday San |
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Market, the Central Texas Farmers Co-op, the Downtown Swing |
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festival, and the Mutt Strutt; and |
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WHEREAS, Building on an impressive tradition of achievement |
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and public spirit, the citizens of San Marcos may indeed take great |
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pride in their contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; |
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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 April 25, 2019, as San Marcos Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to the State |
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Capitol. |