Bill Text: TX SR24 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating February 7, 2017, as Bastrop County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-23 - Reported enrolled [SR24 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR24-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
join the citizens of Bastrop County and Texans across the state | ||
in celebrating February 7, 2017, as Bastrop County Day at the | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bastrop County traces its roots to the beginning | ||
of the colonization of Texas, which was envisioned by Moses | ||
Austin and fulfilled by his son Stephen F. Austin; it is named in | ||
honor of Philip Hendrick Nering Bogel, known as the "Baron de | ||
Bastrop"; and | ||
WHEREAS, The town of Bastrop was formally established on | ||
June 8, 1832, as the principal settlement in the Stephen F. | ||
Austin Little Colony of 1827; early settlers included such | ||
important historical pioneers as Edward Burleson, Reuben | ||
Hornsby, and Josiah Wilbarger; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through the years, Bastrop County has played an | ||
important role in the state's history; three Bastropians were | ||
signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and a number of | ||
the county's residents were soldiers who fought at the Alamo and | ||
in the Battle of San Jacinto; after the Civil War and the arrival | ||
of the railroad, the area experienced significant growth, with | ||
extensive timber and coal operations driving the county's | ||
development; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Bastrop County is a thriving center for | ||
tourism, filmmaking, agriculture, and manufacturing; its | ||
citizens are confidently looking forward to a prosperous future | ||
while continuing to celebrate their rich and colorful past; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend the people of Bastrop County on their | ||
many contributions to the growth and progress of our state and | ||
extend to them best wishes for a memorable Bastrop County Day at | ||
the Capitol; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
honor of this special day. | ||
Watson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 23, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |