Bill Text: TX SR278 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Wise County Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR278 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SR278-Enrolled.html
 
 
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 278
         WHEREAS, Residents of Wise County are visiting Austin on
  March 7, 2023, to celebrate Wise County Day at the State
  Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state,
  Wise County was established on January 23, 1856; the county was
  carved out of Cooke County by legislative act and named in honor
  of Henry A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from Virginia who had
  supported the annexation of Texas; at the same time as it created
  Wise County, the legislature decreed that its county seat be
  established within five miles of the county's center, and two
  years later that new community became known as Decatur, after the
  naval hero Stephen Decatur; and
         WHEREAS, The eastern fork of the Chisholm Trail passed near
  Decatur during the latter half of the 19th century, and the town
  prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers;
  today, it is a center for natural gas production, specialty
  carbon and graphite manufacturing, and health care, as well as
  marketing and processing for area agribusiness; and
         WHEREAS, Decatur is also home to some of the best
  professional rodeo cowboys and bull riders in the world; the many
  champions who have lived or trained in the community include one
  of the most decorated rodeo cowboys of all time, Trevor Brazile,
  as well as Tuf Cooper and Texas Rodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper,
  both of the famed Cooper family; and
         WHEREAS, Visitors to Wise County are drawn by such historic
  attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the Wise County Heritage
  Museum, the Wise County Veterans Park, and the pink granite Wise
  County Courthouse, which was completed in 1896; the county also
  offers a variety of recreational opportunities at Lake
  Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, and the Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson
  National Grasslands; in addition, area residents commemorate
  their heritage with the annual Butterfield Stage Days Festival in
  May, the Wise County Old Settlers Reunion in July, and the
  Chisholm Trail Days and Western Heritage Festival in August; and
         WHEREAS, Celebrating their history as they embrace the
  opportunities of the future, the citizens of Wise County take
  great pride in their community, and it is indeed fitting to honor
  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 March 7, 2023, as Wise County Day
  at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
  delegation.
 
  Parker
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 7, 2023.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate
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