Bill Text: TX HR205 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Hudspeth County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-06 - Reported enrolled [HR205 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR205-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 205 |
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WHEREAS, A number of proud West Texas citizens are gathering | ||
in Austin to celebrate Hudspeth County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Created out of El Paso County in 1917, Hudspeth | ||
County covers more than 4,500 square miles of the vast Chihuahuan | ||
Desert, and residents enjoy the area's great natural beauty, | ||
sweeping vistas, and friendly, close-knit communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Numerous archeological sites in the county attest to | ||
the presence of farmers and hunter-gatherers in prehistoric times, | ||
and missionaries and soldiers from northern New Spain traversed the | ||
area as early as 1581 during the Rodríguez-Sánchez expedition; in | ||
1849, John S. "Rip" Ford and Major Robert S. Neighbors charted a | ||
trail that would be used by many adventurers on their way to the | ||
California gold fields; Fort Quitman was established in 1858 on the | ||
Rio Grande, in the southern part of the present-day county, to | ||
protect travelers and mail coaches en route between San Antonio and | ||
El Paso; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1881, the country's second transcontinental | ||
railroad was completed near what is now Sierra Blanca, and Jay Gould | ||
drove in a silver spike to mark the occasion; the town of Sierra | ||
Blanca quickly developed into a shipping point and commercial | ||
center, and when the county was organized it became the county seat; | ||
homesteaders began settling in the area in the early 20th century, | ||
and the county later served as a haven for refugees fleeing the | ||
upheaval caused during the Mexican Revolution; and | ||
WHEREAS, The economy of Hudspeth County has been based | ||
chiefly on ranching, farming, and mining, along with tourism and | ||
hunting leases; a section of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, | ||
a destination for outdoors enthusiasts, is located within the | ||
county, as is part of the Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area, | ||
which is home to the largest population of free-ranging bighorn | ||
sheep in Texas; in addition, the county is the site of the only | ||
adobe courthouse in the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of Hudspeth County share a deep | ||
appreciation for their beloved corner of the Lone Star State, and it | ||
is indeed fitting to honor them for their achievements and their | ||
public spirit; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize Hudspeth County Day at the State | ||
Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes | ||
for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
Nevárez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 205 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||