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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Lavaca County are gathering in |
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Austin on March 17, 2025, to celebrate Lavaca County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Lavaca County consists of 971 square miles and |
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encompasses lands from the Empresario Grants of both Stephen |
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F. Austin and Green DeWitt, where the Lavaca River was the |
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east-west boundary for both; in 1846, Lavaca County became a |
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regularly constituted county; and |
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WHEREAS, Men of Lavaca County were members of "The Immortal |
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32," who were the last and only reinforcements to arrive at the |
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Alamo on March 1, 1836, and Sam Houston's army camped in Lavaca |
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County during the Runaway Scrape; and |
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WHEREAS, Margaret L. Hallett donated land on the Lavaca River |
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for the townsite of Hallettsville, which later became the county |
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seat; in 1897, the Romanesque Revival courthouse was completed; a |
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masterpiece designed by the notable Texas architect Eugene Heiner |
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of Houston, it is now listed in the National Register of Historic |
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Places and was restored through the Texas Historic Courthouse |
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Preservation Program; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lavaca Historical Museum recounts the |
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immigration of the Czech and German settlers to the area; in |
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remembrance of their homeland, Lavaca County is the proud home of |
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several of the famed Painted Churches of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Ranching, farming, and oil and gas remain important |
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economic resources in Lavaca County, and Lavaca County remains |
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among the leading Texas counties in beef cattle; and |
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WHEREAS, Lavaca County is proud to host the annual Kolache |
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Fest, nationwide Fiddler's Frolic, the Shiner Bocktoberfest, the |
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Courthouse Festival of Lights, and the Texas State Domino |
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Championship, to name a few; the Spoetzl Brewery, which calls |
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Lavaca County home, produces the world-famous Shiner Beer; and |
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WHEREAS, Lavaca County is grateful for its many dedicated |
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volunteer fire departments and law enforcement personnel, and the |
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children of Lavaca County are fortunate to be well educated by |
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public, private, and homeschooling opportunities; and |
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WHEREAS, With a strong faith in God and a deep love of |
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country, Lavaca County epitomizes the strong rural backbone of the |
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great State of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 17, 2025, as Lavaca County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |