Bill Text: TX SR96 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing January 26, 2023, as Howard County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR96 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR96-Introduced.html
88R9739 CJM-D | ||
By: Sparks | S.R. No. 96 |
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Howard County are gathering in Austin on | ||
January 26, 2023, to celebrate Howard County Day at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated on the high plains of West Texas, between | ||
the Llano Estacado and the Edwards Plateau and at the crossroads of | ||
Interstate 20 and the Ports-to-Plains designated Interstate 27, | ||
Howard County is a center for oil and gas production, education, | ||
health care, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and other | ||
diverse industries; established in 1876, the county boasts a rich | ||
and expansive history, and today, the area is experiencing new and | ||
continuing development as citizens look ahead to the opportunities | ||
of the future; and | ||
WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy an array of | ||
recreational activities found in the trails and green spaces at Big | ||
Spring State Park, Comanche Trail Park, and Moss Lake, and they can | ||
learn about Howard County's colorful past at the Heritage Museum, | ||
the Hangar 25 Air Museum, and the renovated Historic Big Spring; in | ||
addition, the county hosts a number of annual events, such as the | ||
Comanche Trail Festival of Lights, which has earned Big Spring | ||
designation as the Lighted Poinsettia Capital of Texas; area | ||
residents also benefit from the educational opportunities provided | ||
by Howard College and the SouthWest College for the Deaf; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land | ||
that has shaped them, the residents of Howard County may take | ||
justifiable pride in their efforts to preserve the area's rich | ||
heritage and to cultivate a robust quality of life; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby recognize January 26, 2023, as Howard County Day at the State | ||
Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes | ||
for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |