Bill Text: TX SR178 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22, 2023, as Chambers County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR178 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR178-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great | ||
pleasure in joining the citizens of Chambers County for the | ||
celebration of Chambers County Day at the Capitol on | ||
February 22, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated on 600 square miles of Gulf Coast plains, | ||
Chambers County has a long and colorful history; in 1756, | ||
Spaniards erected a mission and presidio near present-day | ||
Wallisville to ensure control of the region, and in 1818, a group | ||
of French supporters of Napoleon Bonaparte established a | ||
short-lived colony near present-day Anahuac; in 1832 and 1835, | ||
conflicts at Anahuac between Anglo immigrants and Mexican | ||
authorities foreshadowed the Texas Revolution; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chambers County was created from portions of | ||
Liberty and Jefferson Counties in 1858 and named in honor of | ||
General T. J. Chambers; Wallisville was the county seat until | ||
1908, when that role was transfered to Anahuac; and | ||
WHEREAS, Countless tourists are drawn to the attractions | ||
and events offered by Chambers County; Anahuac, known as the | ||
Alligator Capital of Texas, hosts the Texas Gatorfest each | ||
September at Fort Anahuac Park; another celebration is the Texas | ||
Rice Festival, which is held in September and October; and | ||
WHEREAS, Visitors are also drawn by the area's historic | ||
sites and excellent golf courses and by the bountiful | ||
opportunities for birding, fishing, hunting, crabbing, boating, | ||
and photography; among the attractions are Wallisville Heritage | ||
Park, Houston Raceway Park, Moody National Wildlife Refuge, | ||
Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, and the Corps of Engineers | ||
Trinity River Recreation Area; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to tourism, the county's economy | ||
benefits from such enterprises as chemical plants and fish and | ||
oyster processing, as well as from business in manufacturing and | ||
agribusiness; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chambers County is situated between Houston and | ||
the Golden Triangle of Beaumont-Orange-Port Arthur, and it | ||
offers its people both quiet rural living and convenient access | ||
to big-city amenities; and | ||
WHEREAS, The residents of Chambers County are justifiably | ||
proud of their achievements, for this noteworthy region and its | ||
citizens have played a significant role in the development of the | ||
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 22, 2023, as Chambers | ||
County Day at the Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the fine | ||
citizens who have traveled to Austin to celebrate this occasion; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the people of Chambers County as a memento of this special | ||
occasion. | ||
Creighton | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 22, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |