Bill Text: TX SR307 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Welcoming the Kenedy County delegation to the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-05 - Reported enrolled [SR307 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR307-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the citizens of Kenedy County in celebrating March 5, 2019, | ||
| as Kenedy County Day at the Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenedy County is situated along the Texas Gulf | ||
| Coast between Corpus Christi and Brownsville; it has been | ||
| inhabited by humans for approximately 11,000 years; the county's | ||
| first inhabitants were tribes of hunter-gatherers, and it was | ||
| later home to the Coahuiltecan and Lipan Apache peoples; Spanish | ||
| explorers arrived in the area in the late 18th century and | ||
| established large cattle ranches; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Anglo-American people began settling the region | ||
| in the 19th century; the world-famous King Ranch was founded in | ||
| 1847 by Richard King and pioneering rancher Mifflin Kenedy, for | ||
| whom the county is named; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenedy County was established in 1921 as part of | ||
| the reorganization of Willacy, Cameron, and Hidalgo Counties; | ||
| Sarita, which was home of the King Ranch headquarters, was named | ||
| the county seat; today, ranching and the oil and gas industry are | ||
| the primary drivers of the area's economy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenedy County draws countless visitors each year | ||
| for hunting, fishing, and bird-watching opportunities at the | ||
| Padre Island National Seashore; it is truly fitting that a day be | ||
| set aside to pay tribute to the many contributions the county's | ||
| citizens have made to the growth and prosperity of our state; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby welcome the Kenedy County delegation to | ||
| Austin and extend to its members best wishes for a productive and | ||
| memorable Kenedy County Day at the Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 5, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
