Bill Text: TX SR246 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Galveston County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-01 - Reported enrolled [SR246 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR246-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Galveston County are gathering | ||
| in Austin on March 1, 2023, to celebrate Galveston County Day at | ||
| the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Covering approximately 870 square miles of lush | ||
| grasslands, warm beaches, and sparkling waters, Galveston County | ||
| was first inhabited by the Karankawa people and later, several | ||
| Spanish expeditions passed through the area; the county was | ||
| formed out of portions of Harrisburg, Liberty, and Brazoria | ||
| Counties in 1838 and named after Bernardo de Gálvez, who | ||
| supported the United States in the Revolutionary War; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Galveston, the county's seat, is the birthplace of | ||
| the national holiday Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 that | ||
| Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, | ||
| announcing the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people | ||
| in the state; by the late 1800s, the city had become a center for | ||
| banking and a national hub for immigration, however during the | ||
| Galveston hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in | ||
| U.S. history, the town was devastated and thousands of lives were | ||
| lost; in the wake of the storm, the Galveston seawall was | ||
| constructed; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The ports of Galveston and Texas City contributed | ||
| greatly to the rebuilding of the area after the hurricane, and | ||
| along with the chemical and petrochemical complex, continue to be | ||
| important to the economic development of the county; | ||
| additionally, agriculture, livestock, and the fishing and | ||
| shrimping industries provide jobs for many residents of the | ||
| region; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Galveston County is a center for medical | ||
| services and marine research and is home to a number of | ||
| institutions of higher education; these include The University | ||
| of Texas Medical Branch, which encompasses schools of medicine, | ||
| nursing, health professions, public and population health, and | ||
| graduate biomedical sciences, and Texas A&M University at | ||
| Galveston, which is one of six state maritime academies in the | ||
| nation, as well as College of the Mainland and Galveston College; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Visitors are drawn to the county's natural beauty | ||
| and miles of beaches and also enjoy such family-friendly | ||
| attractions as the Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, the Galveston | ||
| Island Wild Texas Shrimp Festival, and the Blessing of the Fleet | ||
| at Kemah; other points of interest include the Strand Historic | ||
| District, Schlitterbahn Waterpark, the Galveston Island Historic | ||
| Pleasure Pier, Lone Star Flight Museum, and Moody Gardens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Galveston County is blessed with a rich history | ||
| and abundant natural resources, and its citizens may take great | ||
| pride in their continuing 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 March 1, 2023, as Galveston County | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
| Middleton, Creighton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 1, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
