Bill Text: TX HR243 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 29, 2013, as Brownsville Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-29 - Reported enrolled [HR243 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR243-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 243 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Brownsville are gathering in Austin on | ||
| January 29, 2013, to celebrate Brownsville Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The site of Brownsville, originally settled under a | ||
| 1781 Spanish land grant, was the location of a fortification | ||
| constructed in 1846 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 at the | ||
| signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brownsville was made county seat of the new Cameron | ||
| County in January 1849, and it soon replaced Matamoros as the | ||
| leading trade center for the area; with the 1850 Census showing | ||
| two-thirds of the residents from the Eastern United States and the | ||
| remainder from Mexico, Ireland, France, England, and Germany, the | ||
| town had already taken on a cosmopolitan and multilingual | ||
| character; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Now the largest city in the Lower Rio Grande Valley | ||
| with more than 175,000 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 Improvements 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 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize January 29, 2013, as Brownsville Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
| Oliveira | ||
| Lucio III | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 243 was adopted by the House on | ||
| January 29, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
