Bill Text: TX HR216 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 9, 2023, as Calhoun County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR216 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR216-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 216 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Calhoun County are gathering in Austin | ||
| on March 9, 2023, to observe Calhoun County Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located on the Gulf Coast between Houston and Corpus | ||
| Christi, Calhoun County was formed in 1846 from parts of Victoria, | ||
| Jackson, and Matagorda Counties and took its name from John C. | ||
| Calhoun, a politician from South Carolina who advocated for Texas | ||
| statehood; Lavaca served as the first county seat, and though the | ||
| county seat was later moved to Indianola, it returned to the renamed | ||
| Port Lavaca in 1887; the county features several other notable | ||
| communities, including Point Comfort, which sits on the opposite | ||
| side of Lavaca Bay from Port Lavaca, Seadrift on the San Antonio | ||
| Bay, and Port O'Connor, located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Boasting around 560 miles of coastline and extensive | ||
| coastal prairies and marshes, Calhoun County is a popular fishing | ||
| destination, and the eight Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail sites | ||
| in the county provide birders and wildlife photographers an | ||
| opportunity to see more than 400 species of birds; residents and | ||
| visitors also enjoy a number of annual events, including the | ||
| Calhoun County Fair, the Flip Flop Festival, and the Bayfront Beats | ||
| summer concert series; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich and colorful history as they | ||
| work together to build a bright future, the citizens of Calhoun | ||
| County may take justifiable pride in the important role their | ||
| unique region continues to play in the story of the Lone Star State; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 9, 2023, as Calhoun County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| Lozano | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 216 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
