Bill Text: TX SR373 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 4, 2023, as Kleberg County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-04 - Reported enrolled [SR373 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR373-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kleberg County are gathering | ||
| in Austin on April 4, 2023, to celebrate Kleberg County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated both on the broad grasslands of the Gulf | ||
| Coast and on Padre Island, the area that was to become Kleberg | ||
| County was first inhabited by the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan | ||
| peoples; Spanish settlements were established along the lower | ||
| Rio Grande in the 18th century, and after a period of Mexican | ||
| rule, the land became part of Nueces County when Texas secured | ||
| its independence; in 1853, Richard King established the vast King | ||
| Ranch, a large tract of which was used to form the city of | ||
| Kingsville in 1904; the new community grew quickly as a railway | ||
| hub for farmers and ranchers, and in 1913, the Texas Legislature | ||
| organized Kleberg County, naming it for Robert Justus Kleberg, | ||
| whose son was the manager of King Ranch, and designating | ||
| Kingsville as the county seat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Kleberg County is a place of diversified | ||
| industries; successful businesses include Proco, Inc., Texas | ||
| Cementing Services, and numerous energy companies; occupying | ||
| 825,000 acres, the legendary King Ranch is still vital to the | ||
| prosperity of the county, and the enterprise has earned fame for | ||
| the region through its development of the Santa Gertrudis breed | ||
| of cattle, its contributions to quarter horse and thoroughbred | ||
| breeding, and its accomplishments in a variety of other | ||
| agribusiness interests; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The largest city in Kleberg County, Kingsville is | ||
| home to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, which includes the | ||
| Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, the Dick and Mary | ||
| Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, the Caesar Kleberg | ||
| Wildlife Research Institute, and the Irma Lerma Rangel College of | ||
| Pharmacy; meeting an increasingly critical military need, Naval | ||
| Air Station Kingsville trains 50 percent of United States Navy | ||
| and Marine Corps tactical jet pilots every year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The hardworking and forward-looking citizens of | ||
| Kleberg County are building on a long tradition of excellence, | ||
| and their history and achievements are indeed deserving of | ||
| special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 4, 2023, as Kleberg County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| LaMantia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 4, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
