Bill Text: TX SR296 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 9, 2023, as Ward County Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-08 - Reported enrolled [SR296 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR296-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Ward County are gathering in | ||
| Austin on March 9, 2023, to celebrate Ward County Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The territory of Ward County was originally home | ||
| to the Apache and Comanche Indians, and in 1881, the Texas and | ||
| Pacific Railway built a line through the region, with stations at | ||
| Barstow and Monahans; the county was created out of part of Tom | ||
| Green County in 1887 and named for Thomas "Peg Leg" Ward, a | ||
| soldier in the Texas Revolution who lost his leg to a cannonball; | ||
| a center for ranching and farming in its early years, the area was | ||
| transformed by the discovery of oil and gas in the 1920s; during | ||
| World War II, it was the site of Pyote Army Air Field, and in | ||
| 1957, the Monahans Sandhills State Historic Park was created in | ||
| the county's northeast corner; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Monahans, the Ward County seat, was founded in | ||
| 1880 by John Thomas Monahan, an employee of the Texas and Pacific | ||
| who found water at the site, and it was incorporated in 1928; | ||
| situated at the hub of the Permian Basin, the town boasts a | ||
| welcoming business environment facilitated by easy access to two | ||
| railroads and two interstate highways; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Even as they celebrate their rich heritage, the | ||
| hardworking people of Ward County are looking ahead to the | ||
| opportunities of the future, and they may reflect with pride on | ||
| their 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 9, 2023, as Ward County Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
| Sparks | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 8, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
