Bill Text: TX HR129 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2015, as San Patricio County Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-05 - Reported enrolled [HR129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR129-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 129 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Business and community leaders from San Patricio | ||
| County are gathering in Austin on February 12, 2015, to celebrate | ||
| San Patricio County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated upon the broad coastal plain along the Gulf | ||
| of Mexico, this region was originally inhabited by the Karankawa | ||
| Indians; less than 30 years after Columbus discovered America, a | ||
| European explorer sailed into the bay behind Aransas Pass, and over | ||
| the next 200 years the territory was visited by Spanish and French | ||
| explorers and Mexican sheepherders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1829, 200 Irish families from New York formed a | ||
| colony under a contract with the government of Mexico and founded | ||
| the town of San Patricio de Hibernia, after Saint Patrick, the | ||
| patron saint of Ireland; the town was the site of a battle during | ||
| the Texas Revolution in 1836, and later that same year, San Patricio | ||
| County was created by the new Republic of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By 1860, San Patricio County was occupied by | ||
| ranchers and farmers, and during the Civil War, a Confederate fort | ||
| was placed at Aransas Pass to deal with smugglers, rustlers, and | ||
| Federal raiders; the county's economy was boosted in 1885 when the | ||
| San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway was extended to Aransas | ||
| Harbor; the town of Sinton, named after an Ohio banker who had | ||
| invested in the area's development, was named county seat in 1893; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Oil and gas were discovered in the county in the | ||
| early 20th century, and the petroleum industry and agriculture | ||
| continue to be the foundation of the economy; cotton, sorghum, and | ||
| cattle are all major products, along with shrimp from the | ||
| commercial fisheries along the coast; the deepwater port at Aransas | ||
| Pass is easily accessible to northern markets by rail, highway, and | ||
| the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, the residents of San Patricio County enjoy a | ||
| relaxed rural lifestyle while taking advantage of their proximity | ||
| to the urban amenities of Corpus Christi; hunters, birders, | ||
| kayakers, snorkelers, and devotees of sport fishing travel to the | ||
| county for its many opportunities for recreation; the county is | ||
| also home to the Welder Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest | ||
| privately endowed refuges in the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their colorful past even as they work to | ||
| build a bright future, the residents of San Patricio County may | ||
| indeed take great pride in this distinctive part of the Lone Star | ||
| State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2015, as San Patricio | ||
| County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit | ||
| to Austin. | ||
| Lozano | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 129 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 4, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
