Bill Text: TX HR337 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 10, 2011, as Lufkin/Angelina County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR337 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR337-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 337 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The celebration of Lufkin/Angelina County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol on February 10, 2011, provides a fitting opportunity | ||
| to recognize this outstanding part of the Lone Star State and to | ||
| welcome visitors from the area, including members of the Lufkin | ||
| Chamber of Commerce and of the Leadership Lufkin Class of | ||
| 2011-2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Organized in 1846, Angelina County was named for a | ||
| Hainai Indian girl who is said to have aided Spanish missionaries | ||
| living in the area around 1690; the county is situated in the Texas | ||
| Forest Country amid the rolling hills of East Texas, in a region | ||
| nestled between the Angelina River on the north and Neches River on | ||
| the south; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s, | ||
| Angelina County has benefited from a thriving lumber business, and | ||
| over the years, a variety of other industries have flourished as | ||
| well, including farming and manufacturing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents of Angelina County enjoy a wealth of | ||
| recreational opportunities; the county is home to the Angelina | ||
| National Forest, and the region's largest lake, the Sam Rayburn | ||
| Reservoir, offers superior bass fishing and an outlet for swimming | ||
| and boating; Lufkin, the county seat, features such popular | ||
| attractions as the Texas Forestry Museum, the Museum of East Texas, | ||
| and the Ellen Trout Zoo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Angelina County has long been an area rich in | ||
| natural and cultural resources, and it gives the members of this | ||
| chamber great pleasure to honor the many significant contributions | ||
| that this fine Texas county has made to our state; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 10, 2011, as Lufkin/Angelina | ||
| County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay | ||
| in Austin. | ||
| White | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 337 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 14, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
