Bill Text: TX HR354 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 8, 2017, as Winkler County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-09 - Reported enrolled [HR354 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR354-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 354 |
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Winkler County are gathering in | ||
Austin on February 8, 2017, to celebrate Winkler County Day at the | ||
State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Anasazi were the earliest known people in the | ||
Winkler County area, and then in the 1880s, cattlemen established | ||
large ranches on free state land; Winkler County was carved out of | ||
Tom Green County and named after Clinton W. Winkler, a state | ||
legislator and judge; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1910, the county was officially organized and the | ||
town of Kermit, named after Theodore Roosevelt's son, was chosen as | ||
county seat; the oil boom of the 1920s brought so many people that | ||
residents lived in tents and makeshift shelters, and a new town, | ||
Winkler, sprang up; when the postal authorities advised that there | ||
was another town with that name, it was swiftly shortened to Wink; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, During the early boom years, Wink acquired a wild | ||
and freewheeling reputation; now, although its economy is still | ||
based on the petroleum industry and ranching, it is better known as | ||
the hometown of music legend Roy Orbison; his first band, the Wink | ||
Westerners, made its radio debut on Kermit station KERB, and the Roy | ||
Orbison Museum is today one of the town's notable attractions; and | ||
WHEREAS, The people of Winkler County take great pride in | ||
their rich history even as they look ahead to the opportunities of | ||
the future, and it is indeed fitting to honor them and their unique | ||
contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 8, 2017, as Winkler County | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in | ||
Austin. | ||
Landgraf | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 354 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 8, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||