Bill Text: TX HR231 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2019, as Hopkins County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-06 - Filed [HR231 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR231-Introduced.html
86R10078 KSM-D | ||
By: Flynn | H.R. No. 231 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Hopkins County are gathering in Austin | ||
on February 28, 2019, to celebrate Hopkins County Day at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Hopkins County has an area of 789 square miles with | ||
both blackland prairie and piney wood terrain; originally inhabited | ||
by the Caddo and then the Cherokee people, the county was created in | ||
1846 and named for a family of pioneers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Corn, wheat, sheep, and cattle were important in the | ||
19th century, but cotton became the dominant crop between 1890 and | ||
1930; in 1937 the Carnation Milk Company opened a processing plant | ||
in the county, and its presence, in conjunction with better road and | ||
rail transportation, allowed dairy farming to become the major | ||
agricultural undertaking; by 1990 the county boasted nearly 500 | ||
dairies supplying 17 percent of the state's total milk; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, population in the county has grown to about | ||
36,000, with 16,000 people living in the county seat, Sulphur | ||
Springs; dairy production continues to be a mainstay of the | ||
economy, along with food processing and distribution, cattle | ||
raising, and horse breeding; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sulphur Springs features a number of popular | ||
attractions, including the Southwest Dairy Museum and Education | ||
Center, the Leo St. Clair Music Box Museum, and the Hopkins County | ||
Museum and Heritage Park; the city's striking all-glass restroom | ||
downtown has drawn national attention and was the first of its kind | ||
in the United States; moreover, the area is a well-known center for | ||
aquatic recreation, with Lake Fork and Cooper Lake State Park | ||
offering opportunities for trophy bass fishing, as well as boating | ||
and swimming; bird-watchers, hikers, and campers also seek out the | ||
county, and special events like the Texas State Champion Homemade | ||
Ice Cream Freeze Off at the Hopkins County Dairy Festival in June | ||
are enjoyed by residents and visitors alike; and | ||
WHEREAS, Citizens of Hopkins County are working to build a | ||
prosperous future even as they honor the achievements of the past, | ||
and they may take great pride in the history and character of their | ||
notable region; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2019, as Hopkins County | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in | ||
Austin. |