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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of McMullen County are gathering in |
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Austin to celebrate McMullen County Day at the State Capitol on |
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April 22, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the center of South Texas, McMullen |
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County is made up of more than 1,000 square miles of flat and |
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rolling brushland; artifacts discovered in the county indicate that |
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human settlement may date back as far as 11,000 years, with groups |
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of hunter-gatherers in the area until the 1700s; and |
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WHEREAS, Several Spanish expeditions passed through the area |
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in the 17th and 18th centuries, but the population was sparse until |
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shortly before the Civil War, when settlers began to move in to take |
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advantage of the grasslands where wild mustangs and cattle could be |
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found; and |
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WHEREAS, The county was established in 1858, and a group of |
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resourceful adventurers settled where the Leoncita Creek flowed |
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into the Rio Frio; the town was first called Rio Frio, then Dog |
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Town, and finally Tilden, after Samuel J. Tilden, the unsuccessful |
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Democratic candidate for president in 1876; the town eventually |
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became the county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, Cattle and sheep ranching have dominated the |
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county's economy, though oil and gas have grown in importance since |
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the 1930s, and the region is also a destination for hunters; and |
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WHEREAS, McMullen County residents are stewards of an area |
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with a fascinating history and culture, and their unique county |
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indeed merits special recognition; 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 April 22, 2025, as McMullen County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 758 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 7, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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