Bill Text: TX HR16 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 10, 2011, as Corsicana/Navarro County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR16 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR16-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 16 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Corsicana and Navarro County are | ||
| coming together in Austin on March 10, 2011, to celebrate | ||
| Corsicana/Navarro County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This region of rolling blackland prairie was once | ||
| inhabited by the Ione, Kickapoo, and Comanche, and early | ||
| Anglo-American settlers built a fort on the Navasota River in 1833; | ||
| Navarro County was officially organized in 1846 and named for Jose | ||
| Antonio Navarro, a hero of the Texas Revolution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Corsicana was founded in 1848 as the county seat and | ||
| named after the island of Corsica, the birthplace of Mr. Navarro's | ||
| parents; the arrival of the railroad after the Civil War helped | ||
| Corsicana to become the region's leading center for the trading and | ||
| shipping of cotton, grain, wool, and hides; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1894, drillers seeking more water for Corsicana's | ||
| growing population struck oil and gas instead, leading to the first | ||
| oil boom and the longest continual flow of oil in Texas; since that | ||
| initial strike, more than 200 million barrels of oil have been | ||
| produced in the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Navarro County's multifaceted economy | ||
| revolves around advanced manufacturing, information technology, | ||
| the oil and gas industries, and agriculture, primarily the | ||
| production of cattle, cotton, sorghum, corn, and wheat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Corsicana is known far and wide for its DeLuxe | ||
| Fruitcake, a creation of the 114-year-old Collin Street Bakery; the | ||
| town is also home to the Navarro Pecan Company, the largest | ||
| pecan-shelling facility in the world, as well as a Russell Stover | ||
| candy factory; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Notable attractions in Corsicana include the Lefty | ||
| Frizzell Country Music Museum, the restored Palace Theatre, and | ||
| Pioneer Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century Texas town; in | ||
| addition, Navarro College boasts the Cook Center Planetarium, the | ||
| largest domed theater in Texas, and the Pearce Museum, which | ||
| contains extensive collections of Civil War documents and Western | ||
| art; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy abundant | ||
| opportunities for boating, fishing, waterskiing, and other such | ||
| pastimes, thanks to the proximity of Richland-Chambers Reservoir, | ||
| Navarro Mills Lake, and Lake Halbert; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Honoring their rich heritage even as they embrace | ||
| the challenges and opportunities of the future, the citizens of | ||
| Corsicana and Navarro County may indeed take pride in the vital role | ||
| their community has played in the story of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 10, 2011, as Corsicana/Navarro | ||
| County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in | ||
| Austin. | ||
| Cook | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 16 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 3, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
