Bill Text: TX HR232 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 175th anniversary of Henderson County.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR232 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR232-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 232 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Henderson County are celebrating | ||
| their dodransbicentennial, or the 175th anniversary of their | ||
| county, in 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated between the Neches and Trinity Rivers, the | ||
| region features East Texas timberlands and mixed forests, as well | ||
| as parts of Lake Palestine and the Cedar Creek Reservoir; the area | ||
| was home to numerous Native American tribes when European settlers | ||
| arrived after the Texas Revolution in 1836 and built a community | ||
| known as Buffalo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established on April 27, 1846, Henderson County was | ||
| carved out of Nacogdoches and Houston Counties and named in honor of | ||
| James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of the State of Texas; | ||
| two years later, it was reconfigured to its present size of 949.7 | ||
| square miles, and the county seat was moved to the town of Athens, | ||
| which has grown to become the largest city in the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Henderson County is admired by residents and | ||
| visitors alike for the natural beauty of its sprawling farmland and | ||
| rolling hills, and recreational hunting and fishing bring people to | ||
| the Texas Forest Trail and Texas Lakes Trail; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Citizens of Henderson County support many different | ||
| industries, and a high percentage of the workforce is engaged in | ||
| health care and social assistance, educational services, retail | ||
| trade, manufacturing, and the construction service sectors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they look forward | ||
| to a bright and promising future, the people of Henderson County may | ||
| take great pride in the role their communities continue to play in | ||
| the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 175th anniversary of Henderson | ||
| County and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes for the | ||
| future. | ||
| Bell of Kaufman | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 232 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
