Bill Text: TX HR588 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2019, as Ward County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR588 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR588-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 588 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Ward County are gathering in Austin on | ||
| February 26, 2019, to celebrate Ward County Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The territory was originally home to the Apache and | ||
| Comanche Indians, and in 1881, the Texas and Pacific Railway built a | ||
| line through the region, with stations at Barstow and Monahans; | ||
| Ward County was created out of part of Tom Green County in 1887 and | ||
| named for Thomas "Peg Leg" Ward, a soldier in the Texas Revolution | ||
| who lost his leg to a cannonball; a center for ranching and farming | ||
| in its early years, the area was transformed by the discovery of oil | ||
| and gas in the 1920s; during World War II, it was the site of Pyote | ||
| Army Air Field, and in 1957, the Monahans Sandhills State Historic | ||
| Park was created in the county's northeast corner; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Monahans, the Ward County seat, was founded in 1880 | ||
| by John Thomas Monahan, an employee of the Texas and Pacific who | ||
| found water at the site, and it was incorporated in 1928; situated | ||
| at the hub of the Permian Basin, the town boasts a welcoming | ||
| business environment facilitated by easy access to two railroads | ||
| and two interstate highways; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Even as they celebrate their rich heritage, the | ||
| hardworking people of Ward County are looking ahead to the | ||
| opportunities of the future, and they may reflect with pride on | ||
| their contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2019, as Ward 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. 588 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 26, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
