Bill Text: TX SR237 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 19, 2013, as Corsicana and Navarro County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-18 - Reported enrolled [SR237 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR237-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Corsicana and Navarro County | ||
| are coming together in Austin on February 19, 2013, to celebrate | ||
| Corsicana and Navarro County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This region of rolling blackland prairie was once | ||
| inhabited by the Ione, Kickapoo, and Comanche, and early | ||
| Anglo-American settlers built a fort on the Navasota River in | ||
| 1833; Navarro County was officially organized in 1846 and named | ||
| for Jose Antonio Navarro, a hero of the Texas Revolution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Corsicana was founded in 1848 as the county seat | ||
| and named after the island of Corsica, the birthplace of Mr. | ||
| Navarro's parents; the arrival of the railroad after the Civil | ||
| War helped Corsicana to become the region's leading center for | ||
| the trading and shipping of cotton, grain, wool, and hides; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1894, drillers seeking more water for | ||
| Corsicana's growing population struck oil and gas instead, | ||
| leading to the first oil boom and the longest continual flow of | ||
| oil in Texas; since that initial strike, more than 200 million | ||
| barrels of oil have been produced in the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Navarro County's multifaceted economy | ||
| revolves around advanced manufacturing, information technology, | ||
| the oil and gas industries, and agriculture, primarily the | ||
| production of cattle, cotton, sorghum, corn, and wheat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Corsicana is known far and wide for its DeLuxe | ||
| Fruitcake, a creation of the 114-year-old Collin Street Bakery; | ||
| the town is also home to the Navarro Pecan Company, the largest | ||
| pecan-shelling facility in the world; a Russell Stover candy | ||
| factory; Oil City Iron Works, a foundry established in 1866 that | ||
| produces industrial parts and equipment, with over 7,000 active | ||
| patterns; and Corsicana Bedding, Incorporated, which was founded | ||
| in 1971 as Tipton Manufacturing and is still leading the | ||
| industry, having become one of the most solid bedding | ||
| manufacturers in the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Major packaging producer Pactiv LLC plans to | ||
| expand its Corsicana plant to meet rising demand for expanded | ||
| polystyrene cups; the project was announced September 17, 2012, | ||
| by Pactiv and by Texas Governor Rick Perry, who said the Texas | ||
| Enterprise Fund will invest $930,000 in the project; the | ||
| expansion will create about 200 jobs in Corsicana; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Notable attractions in Corsicana include the | ||
| Lefty Frizzell Country Music Museum, the restored Palace | ||
| Theatre, and Pioneer Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century | ||
| Texas town; in addition, Navarro College boasts the Cook Center | ||
| Planetarium, the largest domed theater in Texas, and the Pearce | ||
| Museum, which contains extensive collections of Civil War | ||
| documents and Western art; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy abundant | ||
| opportunities for boating, fishing, waterskiing, and other such | ||
| pastimes, thanks to the proximity of Richland-Chambers | ||
| Reservoir, Navarro Mills Lake, and Lake Halbert; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Honoring their rich heritage even as they embrace | ||
| the challenges and opportunities of the future, the citizens of | ||
| Corsicana and Navarro County may indeed take pride in the vital | ||
| role their community has played in the story of the Lone Star | ||
| State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 19, 2013, as Corsicana | ||
| and Navarro County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the | ||
| visiting delegation best wishes for a meaningful and memorable | ||
| stay in Austin; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special day. | ||
| Birdwell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 18, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
