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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 246
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Galveston County are gathering |
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in Austin on March 1, 2023, to celebrate Galveston County Day at |
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the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Covering approximately 870 square miles of lush |
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grasslands, warm beaches, and sparkling waters, Galveston County |
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was first inhabited by the Karankawa people and later, several |
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Spanish expeditions passed through the area; the county was |
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formed out of portions of Harrisburg, Liberty, and Brazoria |
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Counties in 1838 and named after Bernardo de Gálvez, who |
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supported the United States in the Revolutionary War; and |
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WHEREAS, Galveston, the county's seat, is the birthplace of |
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the national holiday Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 that |
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Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, |
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announcing the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people |
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in the state; by the late 1800s, the city had become a center for |
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banking and a national hub for immigration, however during the |
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Galveston hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in |
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U.S. history, the town was devastated and thousands of lives were |
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lost; in the wake of the storm, the Galveston seawall was |
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constructed; and |
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WHEREAS, The ports of Galveston and Texas City contributed |
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greatly to the rebuilding of the area after the hurricane, and |
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along with the chemical and petrochemical complex, continue to be |
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important to the economic development of the county; |
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additionally, agriculture, livestock, and the fishing and |
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shrimping industries provide jobs for many residents of the |
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region; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Galveston County is a center for medical |
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services and marine research and is home to a number of |
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institutions of higher education; these include The University |
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of Texas Medical Branch, which encompasses schools of medicine, |
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nursing, health professions, public and population health, and |
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graduate biomedical sciences, and Texas A&M University at |
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Galveston, which is one of six state maritime academies in the |
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nation, as well as College of the Mainland and Galveston College; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Visitors are drawn to the county's natural beauty |
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and miles of beaches and also enjoy such family-friendly |
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attractions as the Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, the Galveston |
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Island Wild Texas Shrimp Festival, and the Blessing of the Fleet |
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at Kemah; other points of interest include the Strand Historic |
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District, Schlitterbahn Waterpark, the Galveston Island Historic |
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Pleasure Pier, Lone Star Flight Museum, and Moody Gardens; and |
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WHEREAS, Galveston County is blessed with a rich history |
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and abundant natural resources, and its citizens may take great |
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pride in their continuing contributions to the story of the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as Galveston County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |
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Middleton, Creighton |
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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 1, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |