Bill Text: TX HR1519 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 25, 2017, as Rains County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-10 - Reported enrolled [HR1519 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1519-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1519 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Rains County are visiting Austin | ||
on April 25, 2017, to celebrate Rains County Day at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated between Lake Tawakoni and Lake Fork | ||
Reservoir, Rains County is blessed with an abundant water supply | ||
and fertile soil characteristic of the Blackland Prairie region; | ||
the county was formed in the late 1800s from Hopkins, Hunt, and Wood | ||
Counties and named in honor of Emory Rains, an early pioneer who | ||
served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rains County initially prospered as an agricultural | ||
and ranching center and today enjoys a diverse economy that | ||
includes oil production, manufacturing, and tourism; and | ||
WHEREAS, The county seat, Emory, which was originally known | ||
as Springville, is now the county's largest town, with a population | ||
of approximately 1,200; it is home to the annual Eagle Fest | ||
celebration held in the winter, when the area lakes are the home of | ||
many American bald eagles and other rare birds; and | ||
WHEREAS, The City of Point was incorporated in the 1960s and | ||
is recognized as the birthplace of the National Farmers Union, an | ||
organization that has grown to include 200,000 members; the 10 | ||
founding fathers of the NFU are memorialized by a historic monument | ||
in the city, which incorporates a statue of the union's founder, | ||
Isaac Newton Gresham, and a display of the flags of the NFU's member | ||
states; and | ||
WHEREAS, The county's youngest municipality, East Tawakoni, | ||
was incorporated in 1967 and has experienced significant growth in | ||
recent years; this resort area offers residents the benefits of a | ||
relaxed rural community while providing easy access to Dallas; | ||
notably, the city is connected to its counterpart, West Tawakoni in | ||
Hunt County, by the new Two-Mile Bridge; completed in 2016, this | ||
impressive structure replaced the original Two-Mile Bridge, which | ||
was built across Lake Tawakoni in 1959 and was the longest bridge | ||
serving a farm-to-market road at the time of its construction; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of the smallest counties in the state, but one of | ||
the fastest growing in the nation, Rains County is indeed playing a | ||
vital role in the prosperity of the Lone Star State, and it is a | ||
pleasure to join with our fellow Texans in saluting the county and | ||
its fine citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize April 25, 2017, as Rains County Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
Hefner | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1519 was adopted by the House on May | ||
4, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||