Bill Text: TX SR154 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 23, 2023, as Liberty County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR154 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR154-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Liberty County are gathering | ||
| in Austin on February 23, 2023, to celebrate Liberty County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Inhabited by Native Americans since the | ||
| prehistoric era, the area that would become Liberty County was | ||
| home to the Karankawa people at the time the Spanish established | ||
| a mission and presidio there in the mid-1700s; settlement | ||
| increased in the early 19th century, and Liberty County was | ||
| organized in 1836 as part of the independent Republic of Texas, | ||
| with Liberty as the county seat; the county originally included | ||
| all of the future Tyler County and parts of what would later be | ||
| Hardin, Chambers, San Jacinto, and Polk Counties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated halfway between Beaumont and Houston, | ||
| Liberty County is bisected by the Trinity River and features both | ||
| Coastal Prairie and Big Thicket terrain; the economy was | ||
| initially driven by such crops as cotton, sugarcane, and tobacco | ||
| as well as lumber and cattle, but it diversified in the early | ||
| 1900s with the increased cultivation of rice and the discovery of | ||
| oil and natural gas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike benefit from the | ||
| recreational opportunities afforded by the Trinity River | ||
| National Wildlife Refuge; in addition, the county hosts a number | ||
| of annual events, including the Hull-Daisetta Mayhaw Festival | ||
| and the Trinity Valley Exposition Fair and Rodeo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Liberty County is blessed with a rich history and | ||
| abundant natural resources, and its residents may take great | ||
| pride in their accomplishments as they continue to work toward an | ||
| even brighter future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 23, 2023, as Liberty | ||
| County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable | ||
| stay in Austin. | ||
| Nichols | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 22, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
