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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 104
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Hill County are visiting Austin to |
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celebrate Hill County Day at the State Capitol on February 20, |
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2019, and it is indeed appropriate to take this opportunity to |
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pay tribute to this notable Texas county; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas east of the Brazos |
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River, Hill County was created from a section of Navarro County |
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by an act of the state legislature on February 7, 1853; it was |
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named for Dr. George Washington Hill, a member of the Congress of |
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the Republic of Texas and secretary of war and the navy under |
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President Sam Houston; on May 14, 1853, an election was held in |
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Lexington on Jack's Branch to determine the county's first public |
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officials, and later that same year, Hillsboro was platted and |
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designated the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, Now home to about 37,000 people, Hill County has |
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grown with the changing times while still maintaining the appeal |
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of a small rural county; the restored county courthouse in |
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Hillsboro, which is listed in the National Register of Historic |
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Places, serves as the center for county business, and Hill |
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College provides access to an array of high-technology academic |
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and workforce-training programs, presents a popular performing |
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arts series, and is the site of the Texas Heritage Museum, which |
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has an extensive collection of Audie Murphy artifacts and a |
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comprehensive library and archive on the Civil War; and |
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WHEREAS, Of special interest to Texas music fans |
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everywhere, Hill County is the birthplace of legendary singer and |
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songwriter Willie Nelson, who was born in Abbott and graduated |
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from high school there; the county is also the birthplace of |
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former Texas lieutenant governor Bob Bullock; and |
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WHEREAS, Hill County communities host a number of special |
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events each year, among them the Hill County Fair, the Cotton |
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Pickin' Fair, Bond's Alley Arts Festival in Hillsboro, the Cinco |
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de Mayo celebration in Hillsboro and Itasca, Pioneer Days in |
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Whitney, and Hubbard City Trade Days; these festivities showcase |
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the county's hospitality, agricultural roots, scenic beauty, and |
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heritage; residents and visitors alike also enjoy the myriad |
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recreational opportunities offered by Lake Whitney State |
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Park; and |
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WHEREAS, Those who call Hill County home take justifiable |
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pride in their county's distinctive character and the many |
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qualities that make it such an outstanding place in which to |
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live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 20, 2019, as Hill County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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Birdwell |
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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 February 1, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |