H.R. No. 361

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Weslaco are gathering in Austin
	on February 26, 2025, to celebrate Weslaco Day at the State Capitol;
	and
	WHEREAS, Located in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley, the
	city of Weslaco's site was part of the Llano Grande grant of 1790;
	after the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway came to the
	area, the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company purchased
	a major portion of the grant and platted the West Tract in 1913, and
	four years later, the company sold 30,000 acres to the W. E. Stewart
	Land Company, from which the name Weslaco is derived; officially
	founded in 1919, the town soon had a post office, schools, a bank,
	and a fire department, and by 1930, the population had reached
	5,300; throughout the 20th century, the city was centered around
	manufacturing and agriculture, with facilities that housed migrant
	farmworkers and laboratories where new cultivars of produce were
	created; and
	WHEREAS, Today, Weslaco is home to more than 42,000
	residents, and its economy benefits from the educational services,
	health care, retail, agricultural, and tourism industries; among
	its educational institutions are the Texas A&M AgriLife Research
	and Extension Center at Weslaco and the TAMU-Kingsville Citrus
	Center, which are both hubs for innovative research that enhances
	agricultural productivity and sustainability; and
	WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike can enjoy the area's
	natural beauty at Estero Llano Grande State Park, the Valley Nature
	Center, and Frontera Audubon; the city also hosts a number of annual
	events, including the Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas Parade and the
	Weslaco Holiday Lights Display, and the Texas Onion Festival
	celebrates the 1015 sweet onion, which was created in Weslaco and is
	the State Vegetable of Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Boasting a rich history, thriving educational and
	cultural institutions, and a dynamic business community, Weslaco
	has established itself as an outstanding place to live and work, and
	its citizens may indeed take pride in the place they call home; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2025, as Weslaco Day at
	the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
	delegation.
	Martinez
	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. 361 was adopted by the House on February
	26, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House