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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 211
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the citizens of Jim Wells County and to join in |
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celebrating Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol on |
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March 6, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, The area known today as Jim Wells County became a |
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part of Texas after the republic gained independence from Mexico |
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in 1836, and by 1850, there were extensive landholdings in the |
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area; railroads soon followed and led to the development of a |
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town, which was named Alice for the daughter of famed Texas |
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rancher Richard King, and it eventually became the county seat |
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and the largest cattle-shipping point in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Jim Wells County was established by the Texas |
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Legislature on March 11, 1911, and was named for politician and |
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land developer James B. Wells Jr.; the county contributed |
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significantly to the development of southwestern Texas, and |
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since the mid-1800s, its cattle industry has played a key role in |
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the area's economy; and |
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WHEREAS, The first significant oil activity in Jim Wells |
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County began in 1936, and the first regional major oil producer |
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was established northeast of Alice; the county's economy has |
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benefited from the oil business, ranching, cattle shipping, and |
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cotton and grain production, in addition to a thriving public |
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school system, a modern hospital, and the health services |
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industry; and |
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WHEREAS, The history of Jim Wells County is dutifully |
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preserved at the South Texas Museum, which has been designated a |
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Texas Historic Landmark; it is indeed fitting that the citizens |
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of Jim Wells County take pride in their unique heritage as they |
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celebrate their many contributions to the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 6, 2025, as Jim Wells County |
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Day at the Capitol and extend to the county's visiting delegates |
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best wishes for a memorable and productive visit to Austin; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special occasion. |
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Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 6, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |