Bill Text: TX HR214 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 7-9, 2017, as Lamar County Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR214 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR214-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 214 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Many proud citizens of Lamar County are visiting the | ||
| State Capitol on March 7-9, 2017, to celebrate the role this | ||
| Northeast Texas county has played in the annals of the Lone Star | ||
| State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the time of the Republic of Texas, present-day | ||
| Lamar County was located within the boundaries of Red River County; | ||
| population growth led the Fifth Congress of the republic to | ||
| establish Lamar County on December 17, 1840, and the current | ||
| boundaries were drawn 30 years later when a portion of land was | ||
| carved out for the creation of Delta County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lamar County's namesake was the fourth president of | ||
| the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar; the small settlement of | ||
| Lafayette was the first county seat, and Mount Vernon later served | ||
| briefly in that capacity until the town of Paris was founded on 50 | ||
| acres donated by George W. Wright; Paris has served as the county | ||
| seat since 1844; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the turn of the century, Lamar County remained | ||
| primarily rural, and although the population of Paris had grown to | ||
| more than 9,000, no other community exceeded 1,000 residents; the | ||
| industrial economy gradually began to make gains on agriculture in | ||
| the 20th century as people moved into towns and smaller | ||
| communities, and Paris played an increasingly important role in the | ||
| economy of Northeast Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Paris is a regional hub of retail trade, | ||
| farming, and medical care and home to Fortune 500 companies | ||
| Campbell Soup Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and NextEra | ||
| Energy Resources; the city is located within an excellent | ||
| multimodal transportation network, and in addition to numerous food | ||
| and consumer goods manufacturing plants, it is home to distribution | ||
| centers that serve the entire nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Quality of life in Paris is enhanced by Paris Junior | ||
| College and several excellent independent school districts and by | ||
| such beautiful recreation areas as Wade Park, Lake Gibbons, Lake | ||
| Crook, and the Sam Bell Maxey State Historic Structure; every | ||
| summer, citizens enjoy the 12-mile Tour de Paris bike race and | ||
| concerts by the Paris Municipal Band, the oldest such ensemble in | ||
| the state; landmarks include the Culbertson Fountain in the | ||
| historic district, named "the prettiest plaza in the State of | ||
| Texas" by Texas Monthly magazine, and the "third largest Eiffel | ||
| Tower in the Second Largest Paris," a 65-foot-tall monument | ||
| constructed by local workers and capped, appropriately, with a | ||
| cowboy hat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lamar County is one of the Lone Star State's great | ||
| treasures, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor its residents as | ||
| they look forward to a bright and promising future; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 7-9, 2017, as Lamar County Days | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the delegation sincere best | ||
| wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| VanDeaver | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 214 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
