Bill Text: TX HR813 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 25, 2019, as Medina County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-26 - Reported enrolled [HR813 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR813-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 813 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Medina County are gathering in Austin | ||
| for Medina County Day at the State Capitol on March 25, 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated along the divide between the scenic Hill | ||
| Country and the rolling Rio Grande Plains, the area named for the | ||
| Medina River was inhabited by the ancestors of Native Americans for | ||
| thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived in the late | ||
| 1600s; during the 1700s, the region was frequented by Apache and | ||
| Comanche raiding parties, and during the 1840s, it was settled by | ||
| German and French-speaking farmers from the Alsace region of | ||
| France, led by Henri Castro; Medina County was established in 1848, | ||
| with Castroville as the county seat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By the 1880s, ranching predominated throughout | ||
| Medina County, and the county's human population was vastly | ||
| outnumbered by cattle and sheep; new communities sprang up | ||
| alongside the railroad, and Hondo was made the county seat in 1892; | ||
| during World War II, Hondo became the home of the Army Aviation | ||
| Navigation School, the largest such facility in the world at the | ||
| time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Medina County is home to more than 50,000 | ||
| people; many residents commute to nearby San Antonio, while | ||
| ranching and farming, which began to thrive after the completion of | ||
| the Medina Dam in 1913, support the local economy; visitors and | ||
| residents alike delight in the county's ample opportunities for | ||
| hunting, camping, and fishing; Hondo is home to the Hunt Hondo | ||
| event, a celebration of hunting, while Castroville celebrates | ||
| St. Louis Day every August in recognition of its Alsatian heritage; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich heritage as they work to | ||
| build a bright future, the people of Medina County may take | ||
| justifiable pride in the important role they play in 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 25, 2019, as Medina County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. | ||
| Murr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 813 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 25, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
