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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 314
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Henderson County in honor of the 175th anniversary of |
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the county's establishment on April 27, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Henderson County is located in the transitional |
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region between East Texas and Central Texas and was originally |
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formed from parts of Nacogdoches and Houston Counties; |
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established by the Texas Legislature on April 27, 1846, the |
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county was named in honor of James Pinckney Henderson, the first |
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attorney general of the Republic of Texas and the first governor |
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of the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Henderson County's early Native American |
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population consisted of Cherokees, Shawnees, Delawares, and |
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Kickapoos, and the region was inhabited in prehistoric times by |
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native tribes; following the Texas Revolution in 1836, people of |
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European origin began to settle in the area, and Brownsboro, the |
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county's oldest existing town, was established in 1849, with the |
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town of Athens later chosen as the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, The county's first newspaper, the Athens |
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Bulletin, began in 1873, and in 1880, railroads came to the |
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county for the first time; as the county grew in population and |
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industry, manufacturing played an important role in its |
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development, and agriculture has remained a mainstay of the |
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county's economy since its earliest days; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, recreation and entertainment, including |
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hunting and fishing, draw Texans to the county to visit sites |
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along the Texas Forest Trail and the Texas Lakes Trail, and such |
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local festivities as the Old Fiddlers Reunion and the Black-Eyed |
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Pea Jamboree are popular annual events; the residents of |
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Henderson County can take great pride in the county's rich |
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history and in the outstanding contributions of its citizens to |
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the growth and prosperity of the Lone Star State over the past 175 |
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years; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby extend to the people of Henderson County best |
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wishes for a memorable celebration of the county's 175th |
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anniversary; 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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Nichols |
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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 April 26, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |