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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 275
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Aransas County are gathering |
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in Austin to celebrate Aransas County Day at the State Capitol on |
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February 28, 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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8,000 years ago; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1828, the Mexican government awarded an |
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empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico, |
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and not long after the Civil War, in the mid-1860s, the towns of |
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Fulton and Rockport were founded as ports for the cattle |
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business; Aransas County was formed in 1871 and named after a |
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Spanish palace; and |
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WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the nearly |
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115,000-acre Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, where North |
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America's largest wild colony of the endangered whooping crane |
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spends the winter, and to Goose Island State Park, which has |
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between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually; and |
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WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of |
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many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, |
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and devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing, and the area offers |
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many first-rate opportunities for angling; and |
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WHEREAS, The county's history is evoked by the 19th century |
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Fulton Mansion and the 1870s Victorian-style Aransas County |
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History Center, while the official Texas Maritime Museum in |
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Rockport celebrates the marine heritage of the Lone Star State; |
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theRockportCenterfortheArtsisahubforthe region's |
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thriving cultural scene, and the area's festive annual events |
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include the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton Oysterfest, |
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the Rockport Film Festival, the HummerBird Celebration, LaMardi |
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Gras, and the Rockport Festival of Wines; and |
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WHEREAS, Aransas County was faced with multiple challenges |
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when Hurricane Harvey made its first devastating landfall and |
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directly hit Rockport in August of 2017; the county's citizens |
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displayed uncommon courage and resilience in the wake of the |
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storm, and due to their steadfast efforts, the area is well on its |
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way to recovery; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the treasures of the Lone Star State, |
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Aransas County is blessed with more magnificent bays than land, |
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more redfish and trout than cars, and a chamber of commerce with a |
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five-star rating; its citizens may indeed take great pride in |
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their heritage and look forward to a future filled with |
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opportunity and good times; 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 28, 2019, as Aransas |
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County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for a rewarding visit to Austin. |
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Kolkhorst |
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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 26, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |