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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Kenedy are gathering on April 9, 2025, |
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to celebrate City of Kenedy Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The town's modern-day site was bequeathed to Carlos |
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Martínez as part of a royal Spanish land grant in 1788; located |
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along the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, the community was |
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established in 1886 as Kenedy Junction by chief SA&AP benefactor |
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Mifflin Kenedy; its post office opened in March 1887, and its name |
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was shortened to Kenedy three months later; and |
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WHEREAS, The town experienced significant growth as a trade |
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and business center during the railroad era, and it established a |
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depot, a cotton gin, and a number of newspapers; in 1894, the Kenedy |
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Independent School District was organized with 68 students, and the |
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town's first bank opened its doors nearly a decade later; in 1910, |
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the community was formally incorporated with a population of |
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approximately 1,150 residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Kenedy remains an economic focal point for |
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Karnes County, which benefits from the farming, ranching, oil, gas, |
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and uranium industries; currently home to more than 3,400 |
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residents, the self-proclaimed "flax capital of Texas" is centrally |
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located between the cities of San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and |
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Victoria, and it is at the epicenter of the Eagle Ford Shale; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they work to build |
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an even brighter future, residents of Kenedy are justifiably proud |
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of their community, and it is indeed fitting to recognize the city's |
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contributions to the Lone Star State; 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 9, 2025, as City of Kenedy Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |