Bill Text: TX HR608 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Pearsall Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR608 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR608-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 608 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Pearsall are gathering in Austin | ||
on March 22, 2023, to celebrate Pearsall Day at the State Capitol; | ||
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WHEREAS, Situated in central Frio County along Interstate | ||
Highway 35 and the Missouri Pacific Railroad, Pearsall traces its | ||
origins to February 15, 1882, when the International Great Northern | ||
Railroad and the New York and Texas Land Company platted a town | ||
along newly laid tracks between Frio Town and Pleasanton; named for | ||
the railroad's vice president, Pearsall became the county seat of | ||
Frio County in 1884, and the city was officially incorporated in | ||
1909; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Pearsall area is regarded as a "hunter's | ||
paradise," with abundant wild game and prime hunting grounds; the | ||
city also boasts a wide variety of agricultural products, such as | ||
potatoes, watermelons, and specialty herbs; in addition, the city | ||
is home to the world's largest peanut monument, which commemorates | ||
the area's significant contributions to the peanut industry; other | ||
attractions in Pearsall include numerous parks and the Old Frio | ||
County Jail Museum; and | ||
WHEREAS, Residents of Pearsall benefit immeasurably from the | ||
Pearsall Independent School District, which encompasses Ted Flores | ||
Elementary, Pearsall Intermediate, Pearsall Junior High School, | ||
and Pearsall High School; local events, such as the Hispanic | ||
Heritage Festival, the City of Pearsall Christmas Celebration, and | ||
Homecoming Spirit Week, further add to the vibrancy of the | ||
community; and | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of Pearsall are working to preserve the | ||
best of their past while building a future of expanding | ||
opportunity, and they may indeed take pride in the role their city | ||
plays in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize March 22, 2023, as Pearsall Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. | ||
King of Uvalde | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 608 was adopted by the House on March | ||
22, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||