H.R. No. 108

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Galveston County are gathering in
	Austin on March 6, 2025, to celebrate Galveston County Day at the
	State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Covering approximately 870 square miles of lush
	grasslands, warm beaches, and sparkling waters, Galveston County
	was first inhabited by the Karankawa people and later, several
	Spanish expeditions passed through the area; the county was formed
	out of portions of Harrisburg, Liberty, and Brazoria Counties in
	1838 and named after Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported the
	United States in the Revolutionary War; and
	WHEREAS, Galveston, the county's seat, is the birthplace of
	the national holiday Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 that
	Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3,
	announcing the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people
	in the state; by the late 1800s, the city had become a center for
	banking and a national hub for immigration; the town was
	devastated, however, during the Galveston hurricane of 1900, the
	deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, and thousands of lives
	were lost; in the wake of the storm, the Galveston seawall was
	constructed; and
	WHEREAS, The ports of Galveston and Texas City contributed
	greatly to the rebuilding of the area after the hurricane, and along
	with the chemical and petrochemical complex, continue to be
	important to the economic development of the county; additionally,
	maritime activities, tourism, and retail sales provide jobs for
	many residents of the region; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Galveston County is a center for medical
	services and marine research and is home to a number of institutions
	of higher education; these include The University of Texas Medical
	Branch, which encompasses schools of medicine, nursing, health
	professions, public and population health, and graduate biomedical
	sciences, and Texas A&M University at Galveston, which is one of six
	maritime academies in the nation, as well as College of the Mainland
	and Galveston College; and
	WHEREAS, Visitors are drawn to the county's natural beauty
	and miles of beaches and also enjoy such family-friendly
	attractions as the Galveston County Fair & Rodeo, the Galveston
	Island Wild Texas Shrimp Festival, and the Blessing of the Fleet
	boat parade at the Kemah Boardwalk; other points of interest
	include the Strand Historic District, Schlitterbahn Waterpark, the
	Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier, and Moody Gardens; and
	WHEREAS, Galveston County is blessed with a rich history and
	abundant natural resources, and its citizens may take great pride
	in their continuing contributions to the story of the Lone Star
	State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2025, as Galveston County Day
	at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
	delegation.
	Leo Wilson
	Bonnen
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 108 was adopted by the House on March 6,
	2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House