Bill Text: TX SR84 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing February 6, 2023, as Kaufman County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR84 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR84-Introduced.html
88R8440 CW-D | ||
By: Hall | S.R. No. 84 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kaufman County are gathering in | ||
Austin on February 6, 2023, to celebrate Kaufman County Day at the | ||
State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated in the fertile blackland prairie of | ||
Northeast Texas, Kaufman County was home to Cherokee and Caddo | ||
Indians when settlers arrived in 1840 and established a community | ||
that became known as Kingsboro; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1848, Kaufman County was carved out of Henderson | ||
County and named in honor of David Spangler Kaufman, a member of the | ||
Texas Legislature and the United States Congress; three years | ||
later, the settlement of Kingsboro became the county seat and took | ||
the new name of Kaufman; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among the area's notable historic sites is the | ||
Kaufman County Poor Farm, which was established in 1883 to provide | ||
housing to indigent residents; other landmarks include the Porter | ||
Farm near Terrell, the Spellman Museum of Forney History, the | ||
Kaufman County Veterans Memorial Park and Vietnam Memorial Wall, | ||
the Terrell Heritage Museum, and the No. 1 British Flying Training | ||
School Museum in Terrell; and | ||
WHEREAS, Treasuring their rich heritage as they look forward | ||
to a bright and promising future, the citizens of Kaufman County may | ||
take great pride in the role their communities continue to play in | ||
the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby recognize February 6, 2023, as Kaufman County Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best | ||
wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |