Bill Text: TX HR591 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2019, as Galveston County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR591 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR591-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 591 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Galveston County are gathering in | ||
Austin on March 6, 2019, to celebrate Galveston County Day at the | ||
State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Covering approximately 870 square miles of lush | ||
grasslands, warm beaches, and sparkling waters, Galveston County | ||
was founded in 1838 and has a history highlighted by explorers, | ||
pirates, and international intrigue; it also holds the record for | ||
the country's deadliest natural disaster with the hurricane that | ||
made landfall in September 1900 and killed more than 6,000 people; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The ports of Galveston and Texas City contributed | ||
greatly to the rebuilding of the area after the hurricane, and along | ||
with the chemical and petrochemical complex, continue to be | ||
important to the economic development of the county; additionally, | ||
agriculture, livestock, and the fishing and shrimping industries | ||
provide jobs for many residents of the region; and | ||
WHEREAS, Galveston today is a center for medical services, | ||
marine research, and a number of institutions of higher education, | ||
including The University of Texas Medical Branch, Texas A&M | ||
University at Galveston, the College of the Mainland, and Galveston | ||
College; and | ||
WHEREAS, Visitors are drawn to the county's natural beauty | ||
and miles of beaches and also enjoy such attractions as the | ||
Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, the Galveston Island Wild Texas | ||
Shrimp Festival, and the Blessing of the Fleet at Kemah; other | ||
points of interest include the Lone Star Flight Museum and Moody | ||
Gardens; and | ||
WHEREAS, Galveston County is blessed with abundant natural | ||
resources and a fascinating past, and its citizens may take great | ||
pride in their continuing 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 March 6, 2019, as Galveston County Day | ||
at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
Middleton | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 591 was adopted by the House on March | ||
6, 2019, | ||
by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||