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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Navarro County are coming together |
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in Austin on April 18, 2023, to celebrate Navarro County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, This region of rolling blackland prairie was once |
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inhabited by the Ione, Kickapoo, and Comanche, and early |
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Anglo-American settlers built a fort on the Navasota River in 1833; |
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Navarro County was officially organized in 1846 and named for Jose |
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Antonio Navarro, a hero of the Texas Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, Corsicana was founded in 1848 as the county seat and |
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named after the island of Corsica, the birthplace of Mr. Navarro's |
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parents; the arrival of the railroad after the Civil War helped |
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Corsicana to become the region's leading center for the trading and |
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shipping of cotton, grain, wool, and hides; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1894, drillers seeking more water for Corsicana's |
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growing population struck oil and gas instead, leading to the first |
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oil boom and the longest continual flow of oil in Texas; since that |
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initial strike, more than 200 million barrels of oil have been |
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produced in the county; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Navarro County's multifaceted economy |
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revolves around advanced manufacturing, information technology, |
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the oil and gas industries, and agriculture, primarily the |
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production of cattle, cotton, sorghum, corn, and wheat; and |
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WHEREAS, Corsicana is known far and wide for its DeLuxe |
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Fruitcake, a creation of the 127-year-old Collin Street Bakery; the |
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town is also home to: the Navarro Pecan Company, one of the largest |
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pecan-shelling facilities in the world; a Russell Stover candy |
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factory; Oil City Iron Works, a foundry established in 1866 that |
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produces industrial parts and equipment, with over 7,000 active |
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patterns; and Corsicana Bedding, Incorporated, which was founded in |
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1971 as Tipton Manufacturing and is still leading the industry, |
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having become one of the most solid bedding manufacturers in the |
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nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Notable attractions in Corsicana include the Lefty |
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Frizzell Memorial and Museum, the restored Palace Theatre, and |
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Pioneer Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century Texas town; in |
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addition, Navarro College boasts the Cook Center Planetarium, one |
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of the largest domed theaters in Texas, and the Pearce Museum, which |
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contains extensive collections of Civil War documents and Western |
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art; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy abundant |
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opportunities for boating, fishing, waterskiing, and other such |
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pastimes, thanks to the proximity of Richland-Chambers Reservoir, |
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Navarro Mills Lake, and Lake Halbert; and |
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WHEREAS, Honoring their rich heritage even as they embrace |
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the challenges and opportunities of the future, the citizens of |
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Corsicana and Navarro County may indeed take pride in the vital role |
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their community has played in the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby recognize April 18, 2023, as Navarro County Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to the visiting delegation |
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for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared in honor of this special day. |