Bill Text: TX HR263 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Chambers County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR263 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR263-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Chambers County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [HR263 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR263-Introduced.html
88R12725 CJM-D | ||
By: Leo-Wilson | H.R. No. 263 |
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Chambers County are gathering in | ||
Austin on February 22, 2023, to celebrate Chambers County Day at the | ||
State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated on some 600 square miles of Gulf Coast | ||
plains, Chambers County was officially created in 1858 from | ||
portions of Liberty and Jefferson Counties and named for Thomas | ||
Jefferson Chambers, a local lawyer and landowner; and | ||
WHEREAS, Notable communities include Beach City, Cove, | ||
Double Bayou, Hankamer, Mont Belvieu, Oak Island, Old | ||
River-Winfree, Smith Point, Stowell, Baytown, Wallisville, and | ||
Winnie, and Anahuac serves as the county seat; located between the | ||
Houston metropolitan area and the Golden Triangle of Beaumont-Port | ||
Arthur-Orange, the county combines the tranquility of rural living | ||
with convenient access to big-city amenities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy the many | ||
attractions and festivals offered by the county; Anahuac, | ||
designated as the official Alligator Capital of Texas, hosts the | ||
Texas Gatorfest each September, and Winnie hosts the Texas Rice | ||
Festival, celebrating the annual rice harvest; and | ||
WHEREAS, Outdoor enthusiasts are also drawn to the area for | ||
activities such as fishing, hunting, boating, camping, and golfing; | ||
Chambers County is home to the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, | ||
where hundreds of species of birds can be seen, as well as the Candy | ||
Cain Abshier Wildlife Management Area, Wallisville Heritage Park, | ||
Moody National Wildlife Refuge, and Trinity River Island Recreation | ||
Area; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to tourism, the county's economy is | ||
supported by agriculture, livestock, and the petrochemical | ||
refining industry, and the largest master-planned | ||
rail-and-barge-served industrial park in the United States, Cedar | ||
Port Industrial Park, is located near Baytown; and | ||
WHEREAS, Honoring their heritage as they embrace the | ||
opportunities of the future, the citizens of Chambers County may | ||
take great pride in the role their communities have played 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 February 22, 2023, as Chambers County | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |