Bill Text: TX SR129 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas Senate Resolution 129 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Lufkin-Angelina County Day.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-02-09 - Reported enrolled [SR129 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-SR129-Enrolled.html


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 129
	WHEREAS, The celebration of Lufkin-Angelina County Day at
	the Capitol on February 11, 2015, provides a fitting opportunity
	to recognize this outstanding part of the Lone Star State and to
	welcome visitors from the area, including members of the
	Lufkin/Angelina Chamber of Commerce and of the Leadership Lufkin
	Class of 2014-2015; and
	WHEREAS, Organized in 1846, Angelina County was named for
	a Hainai Indian maiden who is said to have aided Spanish
	missionaries living in the area around 1690; the county is
	situated in the Texas Forest Country, in a region nestled
	between the Angelina River on the north and the Neches River on
	the south; and
	WHEREAS, Since the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s,
	Angelina County has consistently benefited from a thriving
	lumber business, and over the years, a variety of other
	industries have flourished as well, including farming and
	manufacturing; and
	WHEREAS, Angelina County has long been an area rich in
	natural and cultural resources, and residents enjoy a wealth of
	recreational opportunities; the county is home to the Angelina
	National Forest, and the region's largest lake, the Sam Rayburn
	Reservoir, offers superior bass fishing and an outlet for
	swimming and boating; moreover, the county seat of Lufkin
	features such compelling attractions as the Texas Forestry
	Museum, the Museum of East Texas, and the Ellen Trout Zoo; and
	WHEREAS, Lufkin and Angelina County have become the
	regional hub for medical, retail, and government offices in a
	12-county region of East Texas, and it gives the members of this
	chamber great pleasure to honor the many significant
	contributions of this fine Texas county and city to our state;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
	Legislature, hereby recognize February 11, 2015, as
	Lufkin-Angelina County Day at the Capitol and extend best wishes
	to the visiting delegation; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
	honor of Lufkin and Angelina County.

	Nichols



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		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on February 9, 2015.



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		Secretary of the Senate



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		Member, Texas Senate