Bill Text: TX HR131 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 8, 2023, as McMullen County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Reported enrolled [HR131 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR131-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 131 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of McMullen County are gathering in | ||
Austin to celebrate McMullen County Day at the State Capitol on | ||
February 8, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Located in the center of South Texas, McMullen | ||
County is made up of more than 1,000 square miles of flat and | ||
rolling brushland; artifacts discovered in the county indicate that | ||
human settlement dates back perhaps as far as 11,000 years, with | ||
groups of hunter-gatherers in the area until the 1700s; and | ||
WHEREAS, Several Spanish expeditions passed through the area | ||
in the 17th and 18th centuries, but the population was sparse until | ||
shortly before the Civil War, when settlers began to move in to take | ||
advantage of the grasslands where wild mustangs and cattle could be | ||
found; and | ||
WHEREAS, The county was established in 1858, and a group of | ||
resourceful adventurers settled where the Leoncita Creek flowed | ||
into the Rio Frio; the town was first called Rio Frio, then Dog | ||
Town, and finally Tilden, after Samuel J. (Whispering Sammy) | ||
Tilden, the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for president in | ||
1876; the town eventually became the county seat; and | ||
WHEREAS, Cattle and sheep ranching have dominated the | ||
county's economy, though oil and gas have grown in importance since | ||
the 1930s, and the region is also a destination for hunters; and | ||
WHEREAS, McMullen County residents are stewards of an area of | ||
fascinating history and culture, and their unique county merits | ||
special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 8, 2023, as McMullen County | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the visiting | ||
delegation for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
Guillen | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 131 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||