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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Lee County are gathering in |
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Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Lee County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, In the years before it became part of Texas, the area |
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now known as Lee County was home to the Tonkawa people; European |
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exploration likely began in the area in the late 1600s, when Spanish |
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colonist Domingo Terán de los Ríos laid out what would later become |
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the Old San Antonio Road, a route that passed through present-day |
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central Lee County; settlement was sparse until after the Texas |
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Revolution, when there was an increase in immigration from Europe |
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and the Southern states; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated in the Claypan area of southeast Central |
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Texas, Lee County was created on April 14, 1874; the economy was |
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initially driven by wheat and corn production as well as cattle |
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ranching, but cotton became increasingly important as a crop after |
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1900; in more recent decades, the oil and gas industry has also |
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grown in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, The seat of Lee County is Giddings, and other |
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notable communities include Lexington, Dime Box, Lincoln, Fedor, |
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Hills, Leo, Loebau, Manheim, Northrup, Serbin, Tanglewood, and |
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Knobbs Springs; local residents and visitors enjoy a number of |
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annual events, including the Lee County Fair, the Dime Box Black |
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Bridge Festival and Mini Marathon, the Merry Marketplace Arts and |
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Crafts Fair, and the Texas Word Wrangler Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich and colorful history as they |
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work together to build a bright future, the citizens of Lee County |
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may take justifiable pride in the important role their unique |
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region continues to play in the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Lee County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |