Bill Text: TX SR186 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Brazoria County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR186 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR186-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Brazoria County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR186 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR186-Introduced.html
88R12504 BHH-D | ||
By: Huffman, Middleton | S.R. No. 186 |
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Brazoria County are gathering in | ||
Austin to celebrate Brazoria County Day at the State Capitol on | ||
February 28, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, This section of coastal prairie along the Brazos | ||
River was settled in the 1820s by members of Stephen F. Austin's Old | ||
Three Hundred; Henry Smith of Brazoria served as the first | ||
American-born governor of the Mexican territory of Texas and as a | ||
leader of the movement for independence; the town of Columbia was | ||
the capital of Texas during the first Texas Congress, and in 1836, | ||
Brazoria County became one of the original counties established by | ||
the new republic; and | ||
WHEREAS, Farming and ranching initially constituted the | ||
mainstays of the county's economy; the discovery of oil and sulfur | ||
deposits in the early 20th century helped the region grow, and | ||
chemical processing became increasingly important during World | ||
War II and after; commercial fishing and the recreation industry | ||
have helped to ensure continuing economic development; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, the numerous cities and towns of Brazoria | ||
County boast excellent schools and affordable housing; visitors and | ||
residents alike take great pleasure in miles of sandy beaches, bay | ||
and offshore fishing, scuba diving, outstanding bird-watching, and | ||
the Brazoria and San Bernard National Wildlife Refuges; the county | ||
is also home to such attractions as the Nolan Ryan Center and the | ||
Varner-Hogg Plantation State Historic Site, and the county seat of | ||
Angleton annually hosts the Brazoria County Fair, one of the | ||
largest events of its kind in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, The educational opportunities available to students | ||
at Alvin Community College, Brazosport College, and the University | ||
of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus further enhance the quality | ||
of life in the county; and | ||
WHEREAS, The largest chemical complex in North America, the | ||
Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, and a flourishing health care | ||
industry are among the major contributors to economic growth in the | ||
county, and Port Freeport, ranked 15th in the United States in | ||
foreign tonnage, is one of the fastest growing ports on the Gulf | ||
Coast; and | ||
WHEREAS, The people of Brazoria County take great pride in | ||
their rich history as they work together to build an even brighter | ||
future, and it is indeed appropriate to take this opportunity to | ||
honor them; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Brazoria County Day at the | ||
State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best wishes for | ||
an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |