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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Howard County are gathering in Austin on |
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February 6, 2025, to celebrate Howard County Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the high plains of West Texas, between |
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the Llano Estacado and the Edwards Plateau and at the crossroads of |
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Interstate 20 and the Ports-to-Plains designated Interstate 27, |
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Howard County is a center for oil and gas production, education, |
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health care, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and other |
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diverse industries; established in 1876, the county boasts a rich |
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and expansive history, and today, the area is experiencing new and |
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continuing development as citizens look ahead to the opportunities |
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of the future; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy an array of |
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recreational activities found in the trails and green spaces at Big |
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Spring State Park, Comanche Trail Park, and Moss Lake, and they can |
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learn about Howard County's colorful past at the Heritage Museum, |
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the Hangar 25 Air Museum, and the renovated Historic Big Spring; in |
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addition, the county hosts a number of annual events, such as the |
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Comanche Trail Festival of Lights, which has earned Big Spring |
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designation as the Lighted Poinsettia Capital of Texas; area |
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residents also benefit from the educational opportunities provided |
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by Howard College and the SouthWest College for the Deaf; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land |
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that has shaped them, the residents of Howard County may take |
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justifiable pride in their efforts to preserve the area's rich |
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heritage and to cultivate a robust quality of life; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2025, as Howard 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. |
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Darby |
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Guerra |
Morales Shaw |
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| Ashby |
Harris Davila |
Olcott |
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| Bell of Kaufman |
Hayes |
Ordaz |
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| Bell of Montgomery |
Hefner |
Orr |
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| Bernal |
Hernandez |
Patterson |
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| Bonnen |
Hinojosa |
Perez of El Paso |
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| Bowers |
Holt |
Perez of Harris |
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| Campos |
Jones of Dallas |
Rodríguez Ramos |
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| Canales |
Jones of Harris |
Romero |
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| Collier |
Kitzman |
Schatzline |
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| Cortez |
Lalani |
Schoolcraft |
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| Cunningham |
Landgraf |
Shofner |
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| A. Davis of Dallas |
Little |
Smithee |
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| Y. Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Spiller |
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| Dean |
Lopez of Bexar |
Swanson |
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| DeAyala |
Lopez of Cameron |
Talarico |
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| Dorazio |
Louderback |
Tepper |
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| Garcia of Bexar |
Martinez Fischer |
Vasut |
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| Garcia of Dallas |
McLaughlin |
Villalobos |
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| Garcia Hernandez |
McQueeney |
Virdell |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Money |
Wharton |
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| González of Dallas |
Moody |
Wilson |
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| González of El Paso |
Morales of Harris |
Wu |
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| Goodwin |
Morales of Maverick |
Zwiener |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 135 was adopted by the House on February |
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6, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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