Bill Text: TX SR275 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2019, as Aransas County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-26 - Reported enrolled [SR275 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR275-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Aransas County are gathering | ||
in Austin to celebrate Aransas County Day at the State Capitol on | ||
February 28, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, This region of thousand-year-old oaks, coastal | ||
prairie, and sandy beaches was first inhabited by native peoples | ||
8,000 years ago; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1828, the Mexican government awarded an | ||
empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico, | ||
and not long after the Civil War, in the mid-1860s, the towns of | ||
Fulton and Rockport were founded as ports for the cattle | ||
business; Aransas County was formed in 1871 and named after a | ||
Spanish palace; and | ||
WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the nearly | ||
115,000-acre Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, where North | ||
America's largest wild colony of the endangered whooping crane | ||
spends the winter, and to Goose Island State Park, which has | ||
between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually; and | ||
WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of | ||
many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, | ||
and devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing, and the area offers | ||
many first-rate opportunities for angling; and | ||
WHEREAS, The county's history is evoked by the 19th century | ||
Fulton Mansion and the 1870s Victorian-style Aransas County | ||
History Center, while the official Texas Maritime Museum in | ||
Rockport celebrates the marine heritage of the Lone Star State; | ||
theRockportCenterfortheArtsisahubforthe region's | ||
thriving cultural scene, and the area's festive annual events | ||
include the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton Oysterfest, | ||
the Rockport Film Festival, the HummerBird Celebration, LaMardi | ||
Gras, and the Rockport Festival of Wines; and | ||
WHEREAS, Aransas County was faced with multiple challenges | ||
when Hurricane Harvey made its first devastating landfall and | ||
directly hit Rockport in August of 2017; the county's citizens | ||
displayed uncommon courage and resilience in the wake of the | ||
storm, and due to their steadfast efforts, the area is well on its | ||
way to recovery; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of the treasures of the Lone Star State, | ||
Aransas County is blessed with more magnificent bays than land, | ||
more redfish and trout than cars, and a chamber of commerce with a | ||
five-star rating; its citizens may indeed take great pride in | ||
their heritage and look forward to a future filled with | ||
opportunity and good times; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2019, as Aransas | ||
County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
delegation sincere best wishes for a rewarding visit to Austin. | ||
Kolkhorst | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 26, 2019. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |