Bill Text: TX SR373 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Harlingen Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-06 - Reported enrolled [SR373 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR373-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, | ||
| WHEREAS, From the moment in 1904 when Lon C. Hill placed | ||
| his proposed town site astride the tracks of the Saint Louis, | ||
| Brownsville, and Mexico Railway, Harlingen was destined to | ||
| become a crossroads; the first train passed through the rugged | ||
| settlement that railroad workers called Rattlesnake Junction on | ||
| July 4, 1904; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Tales of rangers and customs patrol agents | ||
| target-shooting next to the Harlingen depot in the earliest years | ||
| gave Harlingen its next nickname of Six-shooter Junction; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From the 1910s to the 1930s, trains brought | ||
| thousands of frost-nipped Midwestern farmers to Harlingen and | ||
| the fertile Magic Valley that could grow at least two crops a | ||
| year; Harlingen at one point had Texas' biggest ice plant and | ||
| produced ice for countless railcars of produce heading north; and | ||
| WHEREAS, | ||
| WHEREAS, Harlingen's semitropical climate, natural | ||
| resources, and friendly people have long made it a destination | ||
| for travelers, including Winter Texans, birders, and other | ||
| outdoor enthusiasts; today the Iwo Jima Memorial, the historical | ||
| downtown district with its mural and heritage trails, and an | ||
| abundance of sports fields and parks have expanded the | ||
| community's list of attractions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The caring hearts of Harlingen residents have | ||
| spurred the community's development into a regional health care | ||
| hub with assets including Valley Baptist Health System, | ||
| Harlingen Medical Center, and Su Clinica Familiar; Harlingen has | ||
| recently become headquarters of the state's newest Department of | ||
| Veterans Affairs Health System, serving South Texas and the | ||
| Coastal Bend with a 160,000-square-foot veterans ambulatory and | ||
| surgical facility; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents of Harlingen have long understood | ||
| education as a key to the future and have supported efforts to | ||
| expand public and private schools, including remarkable assets | ||
| such as Texas State Technical College, the Marine Military | ||
| Academy, and the Regional Academic Health Center, a branch campus | ||
| of the medical school of The University of Texas Health Science | ||
| Center at San Antonio, which has played an important role in | ||
| medical services and education across the Valley since 1999; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Harlingen is a dynamic city that is proud of its | ||
| heritage and is building a vibrant future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, hereby proclaim March 6, 2013, as Harlingen Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and call upon all Texans to celebrate the | ||
| contributions made by this community and its citizens to the | ||
| economic vitality of this state and nation for more than 100 | ||
| years; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of Harlingen Day. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 6, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
