Bill Text: TX HR206 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Jeff Davis County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-06 - Reported enrolled [HR206 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR206-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 206 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Jeff Davis County are gathering | ||
in Austin to celebrate Jeff Davis County Day at the State Capitol; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, This austerely beautiful region of canyons and | ||
windswept plateaus is home to the Davis Mountains, which were first | ||
inhabited by prehistoric peoples more than a thousand years ago; in | ||
1849, the U.S. Army opened a wagon road from San Antonio to El Paso | ||
through the mountains, and in 1854, the army established a fort on | ||
the former site of a Native American village; ranchers moved into | ||
the area in the 1880s, and Jeff Davis County was organized in 1887 | ||
with Fort Davis as the county seat; the military post was abandoned | ||
in 1891; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, ranching and tourism continue to be the | ||
mainstays of the county's economy; the county seat is home to the | ||
Fort Davis National Historic Site, which preserves the history and | ||
heritage of the frontier cavalry fort; the nearby Chihuahuan Desert | ||
Nature Center features 507 acres of rolling grassland and | ||
oak-covered hills, as well as a desert botanical garden and a | ||
greenhouse; visitors are also drawn by the fine opportunities for | ||
camping, birding, hiking, and horseback riding in Davis Mountains | ||
State Park, and by the 74-mile scenic highway that winds through the | ||
mountains; and | ||
WHEREAS, The county is home to the McDonald Observatory of | ||
The University of Texas at Austin and its Hobby-Eberly Telescope, | ||
one of the largest optical telescopes in the world; the | ||
observatory's visitors center offers tours and student activities, | ||
as well as star parties several nights each week, where the public | ||
can marvel at some of the darkest night skies in the continental | ||
United States; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each August, the Bloys Cowboy Camp revival meeting | ||
is held in Skillman's Grove, and the Fort Davis Chamber of Commerce | ||
hosts an annual hummingbird festival in the Davis Mountains; in | ||
Fort Davis itself, citizens reenact an old Western bank robbery | ||
every Fourth of July; and | ||
WHEREAS, Blessed with the opportunity to live in a striking | ||
landscape with a rich history, the resilient and independent-minded | ||
citizens of Jeff Davis County may indeed take great pride in the | ||
unique role their county plays in both the past and the future of | ||
the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize Jeff Davis County Day at the State | ||
Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes | ||
for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
Nevárez | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 206 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 6, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||