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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Howard County are gathering in Austin |
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to celebrate Howard County Day at the State Capitol on February 9, |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Nestled between the Caprock escarpment and the |
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Edwards Plateau, this scenic region of the West Texas High Plains is |
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home to the "big spring" in Sulphur Draw; the nearby town of Big |
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Spring began as a settlement of buffalo hunters in the 1870s; and |
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WHEREAS, Howard County was organized in 1882, with Big Spring |
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as the county seat; situated on the Texas and Pacific Railway, the |
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town also became an important shipping point for livestock and |
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produce; the community of Coahoma developed as a trading center |
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with the arrival of the railroad in the early 1880s, while Forsan |
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was established at the height of the county's oil boom in the 1920s; |
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during World War II, Howard County became the site of the Big Spring |
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Army Air Corps Bombardier School, which trained more than 5,000 |
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men; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Howard County continues to thrive as a center |
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for the petroleum industry, farming and ranching, and |
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manufacturing; the county looks to the future of energy production |
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with its four wind turbine farms, and the expansion of the |
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McMahon-Wrinkle Airport is further contributing to the area's |
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economy; and |
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WHEREAS, A regional hub for health care and quality |
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education, Big Spring is home to a veterans hospital, a state mental |
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health facility, and a rehabilitation center, as well as Howard |
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College and the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf; and |
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WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy the fine |
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opportunities for recreation at Big Spring State Park and Comanche |
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Trail Park, and the region's colorful past is celebrated at the |
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Heritage Museum and the Hangar 25 Air Museum; the ongoing |
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redevelopment and restoration of Big Spring's newly created |
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downtown historic district further preserves the county's |
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heritage; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land |
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that has shaped them, the people of Howard County may take |
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justifiable pride in all that they have accomplished over the |
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years, knowing that the robust spirit of earlier generations is |
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alive and well in their own; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 9, 2011, as Howard County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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Landtroop |
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Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 182 was adopted by the House on February |
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9, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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