Bill Text: TX HR222 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 28, 2015, as Brownsville Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-29 - Reported enrolled [HR222 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR222-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 222 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Brownsville are gathering in Austin on | ||
January 28, 2015, to celebrate Brownsville Day at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, The site of Brownsville was originally settled under | ||
a 1781 Spanish land grant, and in 1846, it became the location of a | ||
fortification constructed by soldiers led by General Zachary Taylor | ||
in preparation for the coming war with Mexico; named Fort Brown in | ||
honor of Major Jacob Brown, who died in an attack on the United | ||
States forces, the area became part of the State of Texas when the | ||
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in 1848; and | ||
WHEREAS, Brownsville was made county seat of the newly | ||
established Cameron County in January 1849, and it soon replaced | ||
Matamoros as the leading trade center for the area; from its early | ||
days, the city had a cosmopolitan and multilingual character, with | ||
the 1850 Census showing that two-thirds of the residents were from | ||
the Eastern United States and the remainder from Mexico, Ireland, | ||
France, England, and Germany; and | ||
WHEREAS, Now the largest city in the Lower Rio Grande Valley | ||
with more than 181,000 people, Brownsville celebrates its heritage | ||
as an active gateway between two countries that are joined by | ||
hundreds of years of tradition, history, and family; and | ||
WHEREAS, Building on the unique strengths of its population | ||
and economic assets, the Brownsville community has come together to | ||
develop the Imagine Brownsville Comprehensive Plan, and the United | ||
Brownsville partnership was formed to ensure the implementation of | ||
the plan; and | ||
WHEREAS, Members of the partnership are committed to | ||
maximizing the advantages of their access to a deep-sea port and | ||
international markets to create a local economy that will drive | ||
prosperity for the region and this state; they include | ||
representatives of the City of Brownsville, the Brownsville | ||
Navigation District, The University of Texas at Brownsville, the | ||
Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, Texas Southmost | ||
College, the Greater Brownsville Incentives Corporation, the | ||
Brownsville Independent School District, the Brownsville Public | ||
Utilities Board, the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, the | ||
Brownsville Economic Development Council, the Brownsville | ||
Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Brownsville South Padre Island | ||
International Airport, the United Way of Southern Cameron County, | ||
Cameron County, and Workforce Solutions Cameron; and | ||
WHEREAS, A dynamic community that draws on a rich history as | ||
it prepares for an exciting future, Brownsville has established | ||
itself as an outstanding place in which to live and work, and its | ||
citizens may take great pride in the area's ongoing achievements; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize January 28, 2015, as Brownsville Day | ||
at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
Lucio III | ||
Oliveira | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 222 was adopted by the House on | ||
January 28, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||