Bill Text: TX SR187 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Wharton County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR187 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR187-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Wharton County are gathering in | ||
Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Wharton County Day at | ||
the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Led by Stephen F. Austin under contract with the | ||
Mexican government, prospective landowners first came to the | ||
plains of the Colorado River in 1822; the Mexican Imperial | ||
Colonization Law of 1823 granted 177 acres to the heads of | ||
families for farming and 4,428 acres for raising cattle; and | ||
WHEREAS, Wharton County was founded in April of 1846, and | ||
its name commemorates two heroes of the Texas Revolution, | ||
brothers William Harris Wharton and John Austin Wharton; the | ||
advent of railroads and irrigation brought increased settlement | ||
to the area, which remains a center of agricultural, educational, | ||
industrial, and medical services for a large region; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, nearly 42,000 people call the county home; | ||
encompassing just over 1,000 square miles of primarily prairie | ||
and timberland, it is divided roughly in half by the Colorado | ||
River, which flows through the communities of Wharton and Glen | ||
Flora; and | ||
WHEREAS, The county seat, Wharton is known for its | ||
small-town way of life and its Czech, Danish, and Mexican | ||
heritage, as well as for its proximity to both Houston and the | ||
Gulf Coast, its excellent schools and championship football | ||
teams, and its popular festivals; the area also attracts visitors | ||
seeking hunting and outdoor recreation opportunities; the | ||
county's other largest towns include El Campo, East Bernard, | ||
Boling, and Louise; and | ||
WHEREAS, With their resilience and strong sense of | ||
community, the people of Wharton County are working to preserve | ||
the best of their past as they build an even brighter future, and | ||
it is indeed fitting to honor them for their unique contributions | ||
to the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Wharton | ||
County Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the | ||
visiting delegation. | ||
Huffman | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 28, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |