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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 134
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the citizens of Aransas County, who celebrated Aransas |
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County Day on February 24, 2021; 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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some 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 shortly after the Civil War, the towns of Fulton and Rockport |
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were founded as ports for the cattle industry; Aransas County was |
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formed in 1871 and named after a Spanish palace; and |
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WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the Aransas |
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National Wildlife Refuge, where North America's largest wild |
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colony of endangered whooping cranes spends the winter; another |
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local attraction, Goose Island State Park, draws more than |
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150,000 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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numerous other exceptional 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 Victorian-style Aransas County History |
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Center, while the Texas Maritime Museum celebrates the state's |
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rich marine heritage; the Rockport Center for the Arts is a hub |
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for the region's thriving cultural scene, and the area's many |
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annual events include the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton |
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Oysterfest, the Rockport Film Festival, the HummerBird Festival, |
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LaMardi Gras, and the Rockport Festival of Wines; 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 full of opportunity; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 24, 2021, as Aransas |
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County Day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special occasion. |
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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 March 11, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |