Bill Text: TX HR618 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Loving County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR618 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR618-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 618 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Loving County are gathering in Austin | ||
| to celebrate Loving County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The geographically smallest county in the Permian | ||
| Basin, Loving County lies to the east of the Pecos River in the | ||
| Chihuahuan Desert along the Texas-New Mexico border; its 674 square | ||
| miles of desert, low rolling hills, playas, and dry draws were | ||
| carved out of Tom Green County in 1887 and named in honor of Oliver | ||
| Loving, an early Texas cattleman; privately organized by | ||
| out-of-state businessmen in 1893, the county was officially | ||
| attached to Reeves County by the state legislature four years | ||
| later; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1931, Loving County was reorganized, becoming the | ||
| only Texas county to be organized twice and the last to be | ||
| established; its fortunes had risen with the discovery of oil in the | ||
| 1920s and the founding of the town of Ramsey; new residents came to | ||
| the community from the nearby settlement of Porterville and beyond; | ||
| as the county seat, Ramsey was soon given the name of Mentone, and | ||
| the historic Loving County Courthouse was built there in 1935; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cattle ranching has remained an important part of | ||
| the local economy since the 1800s, but oil and gas production, the | ||
| primary industry, has become even more dominant in recent years; | ||
| while the number of residents has grown to just over 100 with the | ||
| energy boom, Loving County has long ranked as the most rural county | ||
| in the nation; the wide-open spaces of Western songs are no mere | ||
| memory here, and the abundant wildlife includes quail, deer, | ||
| javelinas, bobcats, coyotes, and armadillos; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Citizens may take great pride in the rugged beauty | ||
| and rich traditions of Loving County as they look forward to the | ||
| myriad challenges and opportunities of the future; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize Loving County Day at the State Capitol | ||
| and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an | ||
| informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
| Nevárez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 618 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
