SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 615
         WHEREAS, Representatives from the City of San Marcos and
  the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce and other community
  businesses and organizations are gathering in Austin on April 25,
  2019, to celebrate San Marcos Day at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, San Marcos is the county seat of Hays County and
  is located 25 miles south of Austin, where the San Marcos River
  rises from its many springs; the area has been a watering place
  for Native Americans throughout the ages, and archeological digs
  have produced evidence that the Clovis Man lived there more than
  12,000 years ago; and
         WHEREAS, San Marcos was the site of several Spanish
  attempts at colonization before the first Anglo-Americans
  settled in the area around 1846; the Texas Legislature organized
  Hays County on March 1, 1848, and designated the young community
  of less than 400 residents as the county seat; and
         WHEREAS, The town began its development as the commercial
  center for cart trade between area farmers and ranchers and
  coastal commission merchants and as a center for ginning and
  milling of local agricultural products; and
         WHEREAS, The chartering in 1899 and subsequent opening in
  1903 of Southwest Texas State Normal School and the founding of
  San Marcos Baptist Academy in 1907 established education as a
  local industry, and San Marcos is now the home of Texas State
  University, the fourth-largest university in the state; and
         WHEREAS, Visitors can enjoy the natural beauty of Aquarena
  Springs, the San Marcos River, and pristine city parks, quaint
  shops in the historic downtown area, and community events such as
  concerts at the university, the Sunday San Market, the Farmers
  Co-Op, the Downtown Swing Festival, and the Mutt Strutt; and
         WHEREAS, The citizens of San Marcos are building on an
  impressive tradition of achievement and public spirit, and they
  may indeed take great pride in their contributions to the story
  of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby recognize April 25, 2019, as San Marcos Day
  at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
  sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable celebration.
 
  Zaffirini
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 23, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate