Bill Text: TX HR29 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 11-12, 2019, as Golden Triangle Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR29-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 11-12, 2019, as Golden Triangle Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR29-Introduced.html
86R6050 ST-D | ||
By: Deshotel | H.R. No. 29 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, | ||
and surrounding communities are gathering in Austin on February | ||
11-12, 2019, to celebrate Golden Triangle Days at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated on the Gulf Coast and western Louisiana | ||
border, amid low marshland, this region within Jefferson and Orange | ||
Counties is well known for its rich natural resources; in its early | ||
years, the area grew as an active riverport that served as a center | ||
for cattle raisers, farmers, lumber workers, and rice millers; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1901, the Spindletop oil gusher was discovered by | ||
Captain Anthony F. Lucas in Beaumont, and the region transformed | ||
virtually overnight; the discovery of oil and gas led to a boom in | ||
industry and wealth, and the area of land between the cities of | ||
Beaumont, Orange, and Port Arthur was deemed the Golden Triangle; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Along with its abundant resources, this dynamic | ||
region is also known for its strong industrial infrastructure, | ||
which includes the impressive ports of Beaumont and Port Arthur, | ||
high-capacity railways, and land-based highways; as a result, the | ||
Golden Triangle has become one of the largest refining and | ||
petrochemical hubs in the world, and it is associated with | ||
world-renowned corporations such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, and | ||
Texaco; and | ||
WHEREAS, In recent years, there has been tremendous | ||
international investment in the region from companies based in | ||
France, Canada, Austria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, | ||
and the Netherlands; with an estimated $54 billion in new | ||
investment, and a workforce that is committed to increasing | ||
production capacity, the Beaumont/Orange/Port Arthur area is | ||
experiencing its lowest unemployment rate in a decade; and | ||
WHEREAS, The approximately 400,000 residents of the Golden | ||
Triangle have access to distinguished educational institutions, | ||
including Lamar University, Lamar State College-Orange, Lamar | ||
State College-Port Arthur, and the Lamar Institute of Technology; | ||
the public also benefits from the extraordinary landscape of | ||
Southeast Texas, which lends itself to various environmental | ||
tourism sites, such as Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature | ||
Center, the Big Thicket National Preserve, Sea Rim State Park, and | ||
the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge; moreover, there are numerous | ||
historical and cultural attractions, including Beaumont's Crockett | ||
Street Entertainment District, Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown | ||
Museum, McFaddin-Ward House, Sabine Pass Battleground State | ||
Historic Site, and Museum of the Gulf Coast; and | ||
WHEREAS, The public-spirited residents of Jefferson and | ||
Orange Counties are working together to recover from Hurricane | ||
Harvey and to take advantage of historic development opportunities, | ||
and it is indeed fitting to honor their dedication and commitment as | ||
they build a vibrant and prosperous future for their communities | ||
and the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 11-12, 2019, as Golden | ||
Triangle Days at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay | ||
in Austin. |