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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 497
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WHEREAS, Residents from Atascosa County are gathering in |
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Austin on April 2, 2019, to celebrate Atascosa County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, During the first part of the 19th century, the |
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grassy prairie region of South Texas that would become Atascosa |
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County attracted Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American settlers, |
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and by 1856, the region was sufficiently populated to be |
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sectioned off from Bexar County; the county seat, originally at |
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Navatasco, was later moved to Pleasanton, and then in 1910, |
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voters supported moving it again, this time to the more centrally |
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located town of Jourdanton; and |
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WHEREAS, Atascosa County is home to a number of historical |
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markers that highlight the area's unique history; notably, the |
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Battle of Medina, which took place in 1813 and influenced the |
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fates of Spain, Mexico, the United States, England, and France, |
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is commemorated with a marker in the northeastern part of the |
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county, and the site of the church and school community of San |
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Augustine, founded by heirs of Alamo defender Gregorio Esparza, |
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is marked near Pleasanton; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated near the famous Camino Real, Atascosa |
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County has long benefited from its proximity to major |
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transportation arteries linking it with the Gulf Coast, the Rio |
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Grande Valley, and Mexico, as well as other major population |
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centers; the county enjoys the economic benefits reaped by an |
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abundance of natural resources and, blessed with productive |
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range and irrigated farmland, the area is known for its ranching |
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and agriculture; additionally, the oil and gas industry also |
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plays a significant role in the economy; and |
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WHEREAS, Pleasanton, the county's trading center, bills |
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itself as the birthplace of the cowboy, a designation symbolized |
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by a large bronze statue in front of city hall; in nearby Poteet, |
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known to many as the Strawberry Capital, a Strawberry Festival |
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takes place in April, and a seven-foot, 1,600-pound monument to |
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the berry graces the front lawn of the fire department; and |
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WHEREAS, The residents of Atascosa County have made many |
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notable contributions to the economy and culture of Texas, and |
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they may take justifiable pride in the place that they call home; |
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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 April 2, 2019, as Atascosa 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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Flores, Zaffirini |
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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 March 26, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |