Bill Text: TX SR341 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating Culberson County Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Reported enrolled [SR341 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR341-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the residents of Culberson County in celebrating Culberson | ||
| County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Culberson County covers 3,815 square miles and is | ||
| located in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas; the land is both | ||
| level and mountainous, with elevations ranging from 3,000 feet to | ||
| Guadalupe Peak's 8,751 feet; Guadalupe Peak is the highest point | ||
| in the state and a major tourist attraction in Guadalupe | ||
| Mountains National Park; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Apaches, the area's most famous indigenous | ||
| inhabitants, arrived about 600 years ago; the forbidding terrain | ||
| and the presence of the Apaches deterred most Spanish exploration | ||
| and settlement; a Folsom point found in the Guadalupe Mountains | ||
| is evidence of human occupation of the area as early as 12,000 | ||
| years ago; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By the middle of the 19th century, new routes were | ||
| being sought to connect central and eastern Texas with El Paso | ||
| and California, and the 1849 gold rush increased the demand; with | ||
| the completion of the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1880s, | ||
| settlement in the area began in earnest; Culberson County was | ||
| created in 1911 from El Paso County and named after David B. | ||
| Culberson; the county was organized and Van Horn was named its | ||
| county seat in 1912; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The extraction of minerals has long been | ||
| important in Culberson County; its land has yielded copper, | ||
| silver, molybdenum, gypsum, talc, and many other minerals; | ||
| in 1953, oil was discovered; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The citizens of Culberson County have long | ||
| appreciated their county's assets and the benefits of attracting | ||
| visitors to the area, and tourism has become increasingly | ||
| important to the local economy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Culberson County Day at the State Capitol | ||
| provides an opportunity to honor the county's rich history and | ||
| its many amenities and contributions to this state; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to the residents of Culberson County | ||
| and extend best wishes to the county's delegation for a memorable | ||
| Culberson County Day at the State Capitol; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of the citizens of Culberson County. | ||
| Uresti | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 28, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
