Bill Text: TX SR166 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2017, as Hill County Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-13 - Reported enrolled [SR166 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR166-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Citizens from Hill County are visiting Austin to | ||
| celebrate Hill County Day at the State Capitol on February 22, | ||
| 2017, and it is indeed appropriate to take this opportunity to | ||
| pay tribute to this notable Texas county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas east of the Brazos | ||
| River, Hill County was created from a section of Navarro County | ||
| by an act of the state legislature on February 7, 1853; it was | ||
| named for Dr. George Washington Hill, a member of the Congress of | ||
| the Republic of Texas and secretary of war and the navy under | ||
| President Sam Houston; on May 14, 1853, an election was held in | ||
| Lexington on Jack's Branch to determine the county's first public | ||
| officials, and later that same year, Hillsboro was platted and | ||
| designated the county seat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Now home to about 35,000 people, Hill County has | ||
| grown with the changing times while still maintaining the appeal | ||
| of a small rural county; the restored county courthouse in | ||
| Hillsboro, which is listed in the National Register of Historic | ||
| Places, serves as the center for county business, and Hill | ||
| College provides access to an array of high-technology academic | ||
| and workforce-training programs, presents a popular performing | ||
| arts series, and is the site of the Texas Heritage Museum, which | ||
| has an extensive collection of Audie Murphy artifacts and a | ||
| comprehensive library and archive on the Civil War; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Of special interest to Texas music fans | ||
| everywhere, Hill County is the birthplace of legendary singer and | ||
| songwriter Willie Nelson, who was born in Abbott and graduated | ||
| from high school there; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Hill County communities host a number of special | ||
| events each year, among them the Hill County Fair, the Cotton | ||
| Pickin' Fair, and the Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Hillsboro, | ||
| Pioneer Days in Whitney, and Hubbard City Trade Days; these | ||
| festivities showcase the county's hospitality, agricultural | ||
| roots, scenic beauty, and heritage; residents and visitors alike | ||
| also enjoy the myriad recreational opportunities offered by Lake | ||
| Whitney State Park; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Those who call Hill County home take justifiable | ||
| pride in their county's distinctive character and the many qualities | ||
| that make it such an outstanding place in which to live, work, and | ||
| raise a family; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 22, 2017, as Hill County | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
| sincere best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
| Birdwell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 13, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
