Bill Text: TX HR190 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Navarro County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR190 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR190-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 190 |
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WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | ||
87th Texas Legislature are pleased to recognize Navarro County and | ||
to honor its residents for the important contributions they are | ||
making to the Lone Star State; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established with the approval of the state | ||
legislature on April 25, 1846, Navarro County was named after José | ||
Antonio Navarro, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; | ||
two years later, a 100-acre plot of land was donated for the | ||
creation of a county seat, with the name, Corsicana, chosen by | ||
Navarro to honor his father's birthplace on the isle of Corsica; and | ||
WHEREAS, The community developed as a trading and shipping | ||
center after the completion of the Houston and Texas Central | ||
Railroad in 1871; substantial population growth followed, and an | ||
effort was made to drill for groundwater; this drilling led to the | ||
discovery of oil, and consequently, the first oil boom in the state | ||
of Texas, and it forever changed the economy and destiny of Navarro | ||
County; more than 200 million barrels of oil have since been pumped | ||
from the county, which claims the longest continuous oil flow in | ||
Texas history; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, petroleum, diversified manufacturing, and | ||
agriculture continue to bolster the economy; among the varied crops | ||
grown in the region's fertile black loam are corn, cotton, wheat, | ||
sorghum, and sunflowers, and local ranches raise beef cattle, dairy | ||
cows, and horses; and | ||
WHEREAS, Residents of the area benefit from the educational | ||
opportunities provided by Navarro College and the recreational | ||
activities found at Navarro Mills Lake, Lake Halbert, and | ||
Richland-Chambers Reservoir; in addition, the county's fascinating | ||
history is preserved at such attractions as the Pearce Museum, the | ||
Glenn Cumbie Museum of Aviation and Military History, and Pioneer | ||
Village; and | ||
WHEREAS, With a colorful history, an abundance of natural | ||
resources, and an inviting atmosphere, Navarro County is a | ||
desirable community in which to live and work, and its residents may | ||
indeed take great pride in the place they call home; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize Navarro County and extend to its | ||
citizens sincere best wishes for the future. | ||
Harris | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 190 was adopted by the House on March | ||
18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||