Bill Text: TX HR656 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 27, 2013, as Lamar County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR656 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR656-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 656 |
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WHEREAS, Many proud citizens of Lamar County are visiting the | ||
State Capitol on March 27, 2013, to celebrate the prominent role | ||
this Northeast Texas county has played in the annals of the Lone | ||
Star State; and | ||
WHEREAS, At the time of the Republic of Texas, present-day | ||
Lamar County was located within the boundaries of Red River County; | ||
population growth led the Fifth Congress of the republic to | ||
establish Lamar County on December 17, 1840, and the current | ||
boundaries were drawn 30 years later when a portion of land was | ||
carved out for the creation of Delta County; and | ||
WHEREAS, Lamar County's namesake was the fourth president of | ||
the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar; the small settlement of | ||
Lafayette served as the first county seat, but after the Texas | ||
Congress passed a law requiring that each county seat be located | ||
within five miles of the county's geographic center, Mount Vernon | ||
served briefly in that capacity until the town of Paris was founded | ||
on 50 acres donated by George W. Wright; Paris has served as the | ||
county seat since 1844; and | ||
WHEREAS, Numerous early settlers migrated to Lamar County | ||
through Tennessee and Kentucky and established small farms; at the | ||
turn of the century, the county remained primarily rural, and | ||
although the population of Paris had grown to more than 9,000, no | ||
other community exceeded 1,000 residents; the industrial economy | ||
gradually began to make gains on agriculture in the 20th century as | ||
people moved into towns and smaller communities, and Paris played | ||
an increasingly important role in the economy of Northeast Texas; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Paris is a regional hub of retail trade, | ||
farming, and medical care and home to three Fortune 500 companies, | ||
Campbell Soup Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Florida | ||
Power and Light, as well as its newest major employer, James Skinner | ||
Baking Company; the city is located within an excellent multimodal | ||
transportation network, and in addition to numerous food and | ||
consumer goods manufacturing plants, it is home to distribution | ||
centers that serve the entire nation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Quality of life in Paris is enhanced by Paris Junior | ||
College and several excellent independent school districts, and by | ||
such beautiful recreation areas as Wade Park, Lake Gibbons, Lake | ||
Crook, and the Sam Bell Maxey State Historic Structure; every | ||
summer, citizens enjoy the Tour de Paris bike race along the 12-mile | ||
Trail de Paris, and concerts by the Paris Municipal Band, the oldest | ||
such ensemble in the state; landmarks include the Culbertson | ||
Fountain in the historic district, named "the prettiest plaza in | ||
the State of Texas" by Texas Monthly magazine, and the "third | ||
largest Eiffel Tower in the Second Largest Paris," a 65-foot-tall | ||
monument constructed by local workers and capped, appropriately, | ||
with a cowboy hat; and | ||
WHEREAS, The industrious residents of this vibrant Texas | ||
county are preserving the best of their past while working to meet | ||
the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and it is indeed a | ||
pleasure to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize March 27, 2013, as Lamar County Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend to the delegation sincere best wishes | ||
for an enjoyable and memorable visit. | ||
Lavender | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 656 was adopted by the House on March | ||
13, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||