SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 373
         WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kleberg County are gathering
  in Austin on April 4, 2023, to celebrate Kleberg County Day at the
  State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Situated both on the broad grasslands of the Gulf
  Coast and on Padre Island, the area that was to become Kleberg
  County was first inhabited by the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan
  peoples; Spanish settlements were established along the lower
  Rio Grande in the 18th century, and after a period of Mexican
  rule, the land became part of Nueces County when Texas secured
  its independence; in 1853, Richard King established the vast King
  Ranch, a large tract of which was used to form the city of
  Kingsville in 1904; the new community grew quickly as a railway
  hub for farmers and ranchers, and in 1913, the Texas Legislature
  organized Kleberg County, naming it for Robert Justus Kleberg,
  whose son was the manager of King Ranch, and designating
  Kingsville as the county seat; and
         WHEREAS, Today, Kleberg County is a place of diversified
  industries; successful businesses include Proco, Inc., Texas
  Cementing Services, and numerous energy companies; occupying
  825,000 acres, the legendary King Ranch is still vital to the
  prosperity of the county, and the enterprise has earned fame for
  the region through its development of the Santa Gertrudis breed
  of cattle, its contributions to quarter horse and thoroughbred
  breeding, and its accomplishments in a variety of other
  agribusiness interests; and
         WHEREAS, The largest city in Kleberg County, Kingsville is
  home to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, which includes the
  Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, the Dick and Mary
  Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, the Caesar Kleberg
  Wildlife Research Institute, and the Irma Lerma Rangel College of
  Pharmacy; meeting an increasingly critical military need, Naval
  Air Station Kingsville trains 50 percent of United States Navy
  and Marine Corps tactical jet pilots every year; and
         WHEREAS, The hardworking and forward-looking citizens of
  Kleberg County are building on a long tradition of excellence,
  and their history and achievements are indeed deserving of
  special recognition; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby recognize April 4, 2023, as Kleberg County Day
  at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
  best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin.
 
  LaMantia
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on April 4, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate