Bill Text: TX HR146 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Kaufman County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR146-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 146 |
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WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | ||
87th Texas Legislature are pleased to honor Kaufman County and to | ||
recognize all those who are participating in the Kaufman County | ||
legislative day on March 29, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated in the fertile blackland prairie of | ||
Northeast Texas, the region was home to Cherokee and Caddo tribes | ||
when a group of settlers from Mississippi led by William P. King | ||
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 | ||
Congress of the Republic of Texas, 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 and | ||
landmarks are the Kaufman County Poor Farm, which was established | ||
in 1883 to provide housing to indigent residents, the Terrell | ||
Carnegie Library Building, and the William and Blanche Brooks House | ||
in Forney; other popular destinations include the Kaufman County | ||
Veterans Memorial Park and Vietnam Memorial Wall and the No. 1 | ||
British Flying Training School Museum in Terrell; and | ||
WHEREAS, The rapidly growing population supports many | ||
different industries within the Texas economy, and a high | ||
percentage of the workforce is engaged in health care and social | ||
assistance, educational services, retail trade, manufacturing, and | ||
the construction service sectors; 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 House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Kaufman County and extend to its citizens | ||
sincere best wishes for the future. | ||
Bell of Kaufman | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on March | ||
10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||