Bill Text: TX HR1188 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the sesquicentennial of Waller County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1188 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1188-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1188 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Waller County are marking the | ||
| 150th anniversary of their county's founding on May 5, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Encompassing 514 square miles of land in the lower | ||
| coastal plain of southeast Texas, Waller County combines rolling | ||
| timber in the north with coastal prairie in the south; when the | ||
| state legislature established the county in 1873, by carving out | ||
| portions of Austin and Grimes Counties, Hempstead was designated as | ||
| the seat of government; the creation of the Houston and Texas | ||
| Central Railway spurred the growth of the county during the early | ||
| years of its existence, and railway companies were involved in the | ||
| development of Hempstead as well as the town of Brookshire; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The county's economy was largely driven by cotton | ||
| production, before it pivoted with the discovery of oil in the | ||
| 1930s; in more recent years, it has benefited from being at the | ||
| nexus of two major transportation corridors, with U.S. Route 290 | ||
| leading from Austin to Houston and Interstate 10 connecting Houston | ||
| to San Antonio and El Paso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Waller County boasts a diverse population of nearly | ||
| 60,000 people, a number that has grown steadily since the mid-20th | ||
| century; the area offers citizens a small-town, rural way of life, | ||
| while still being within commuting distance of Houston; its natural | ||
| beauty is enhanced by the abundance of bluebonnets that bloom there | ||
| in the spring, and residents and visitors alike enjoy such annual | ||
| events as the Waller County Fair, the Hempstead Watermelon | ||
| Festival, and the Katy Rice Festival; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their history as they work to build an | ||
| even brighter future, the people of Waller County may indeed take | ||
| great pride in the role their community continues to play in the | ||
| story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the sesquicentennial of Waller | ||
| County and extend to the county's residents sincere best wishes for | ||
| the future. | ||
| Kitzman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1188 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
