Bill Text: TX SR129 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 11, 2015, as Lufkin-Angelina County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-09 - Reported enrolled [SR129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR129-Enrolled.html
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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 |