Bill Text: TX HR402 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2, 2015, as Kaufman County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR402 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR402-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 402 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kaufman County are gathering in | ||
| Austin on March 2, 2015, to celebrate Kaufman County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated in the fertile blackland prairie of | ||
| Northeast Texas, Kaufman County was home to Cherokee and Caddo | ||
| Indians when settlers arrived in 1840; led by William P. King, a | ||
| group of 40 pioneers from Mississippi established a stockade, | ||
| King's Fort, and a community that became known as Kingsboro; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1848, Kaufman County was carved out of Henderson | ||
| County and named in honor of David Spangler Kaufman, a member of the | ||
| Texas Legislature and the United States Congress; three years | ||
| later, the settlement of Kingsboro became the county seat and took | ||
| the new name of Kaufman; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For many years, the steadily growing population of | ||
| this rural county enjoyed a strong economy based predominantly | ||
| around its cotton industry; by 1960, however, the county had taken | ||
| on a more urban character, with more than half of its population | ||
| residing in towns; while still a hub for agricultural exports, | ||
| Kaufman County is now home to an array of manufacturing enterprises | ||
| and a significant government sector, and residents enjoy both | ||
| neighborly communities and easy access to nearby Dallas, one of the | ||
| nation's major cities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among the area's many notable sites is the Kaufman | ||
| County Poor Farm, which was established in 1883 to provide housing | ||
| to indigent residents and which made the 2012 Preservation Texas | ||
| list of the state's 10 most endangered historic places; other | ||
| landmarks include the Porter Farm near Terrell, the Spellman Museum | ||
| of Forney History, the Kaufman County Veterans Memorial Park and | ||
| Vietnam Memorial Wall, the Terrell Heritage Museum, and the No. 1 | ||
| British Flying Training School Museum in Terrell; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Treasuring their rich heritage as they look forward | ||
| to a bright and promising future, the citizens of Kaufman County are | ||
| indeed deserving of recognition for the outstanding contributions | ||
| that they and their forebears have made to the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as Kaufman County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable visit. | ||
| Spitzer | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 402 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
