Bill Text: TX HR497 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 8, 2023, as Pleasanton Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-09 - Reported enrolled [HR497 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR497-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 497 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Pleasanton are gathering in | ||
| Austin on March 8, 2023, to celebrate Pleasanton Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated in Atascosa County at the juncture of the | ||
| Atascosa River and Bonita Creek, Pleasanton was founded in 1858 as | ||
| the new county seat and took its name from early settler John | ||
| Pleasant; though the county seat was moved to Jourdanton in 1910, | ||
| the town continued to thrive, and it was officially incorporated in | ||
| 1917; over the years, it became a gathering place for cowboys | ||
| driving cattle to Kansas and eventually adopted the moniker the | ||
| "Birthplace of the Cowboy"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Pleasanton boasts a population of nearly | ||
| 11,000 people and is known as "The City of Live Oaks and Friendly | ||
| Folks"; the community is served by the Pleasanton Independent | ||
| School District, which encompasses a primary, elementary, junior | ||
| high, and high school, and it benefits from the educational and | ||
| vocational opportunities provided by Coastal Bend College; local | ||
| residents and visitors enjoy a number of annual community events, | ||
| including Cowboy Heritage Days, Merry on Main, and a Fourth of July | ||
| celebration; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The citizens of Pleasanton are working to preserve | ||
| the best of their past while building a future of expanding | ||
| opportunity, and its citizens may indeed take pride in the role | ||
| their community plays 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 March 8, 2023, as Pleasanton Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
| King of Uvalde | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 497 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
