Bill Text: TX SR375 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 7, 2017, as Montgomery County Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR375 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR375-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Citizens and business leaders of Montgomery | ||
| County are gathering in Austin on March 7, 2017, to celebrate | ||
| Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated at the southern edge of the Piney Woods | ||
| of East Texas, Montgomery County was established by the Congress | ||
| of the Republic of Texas in 1837; the county is officially | ||
| acknowledged as the Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag because the | ||
| design presented by resident Dr. Charles B. Stewart was adopted | ||
| by the Texas Congress in 1839 and has remained the banner of the | ||
| state since it joined the Union in 1845; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in the 1870s and | ||
| 1880s sparked a lumber boom that revived Montgomery County's | ||
| agricultural economy after the Civil War; Houston lumberman | ||
| Isaac Conroe established a sawmill at a railroad junction near | ||
| Stewarts Creek in 1881, and the town of Conroe that grew up around | ||
| the mill became the largest town in the county and was named the | ||
| county seat in 1889; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1931, the discovery of oil triggered yet | ||
| another financial upsurge in the area, and today, oil production, | ||
| the lumber industry, and ranching further the county's | ||
| prosperity; visitors from across the state are drawn to the | ||
| region's vibrant historical and cultural establishments, and | ||
| outdoor enthusiasts enjoy the recreational opportunities at Sam | ||
| Houston National Forest, W. Goodrich Jones State Forest, and Lake | ||
| Conroe Park; additionally, The Woodlands, a master-planned | ||
| community, is home to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, a | ||
| major concert venue as well as the summer residence of the | ||
| Houston Symphony; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This visit to the State Capitol was organized by | ||
| the Conroe/Lake Conroe, The Woodlands Area, the Greater Magnolia | ||
| Parkway, the Greater East Montgomery County, and the Montgomery | ||
| Area Chambers of Commerce; members of each association work to | ||
| improve and strengthen economic development and the quality of | ||
| life throughout Montgomery County, which, with a current | ||
| population of approximately half a million people, is one of the | ||
| fastest-growing counties in the nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich past as they look forward | ||
| to a bright future, the residents of Montgomery County may take | ||
| great pride in their continuing contributions to the history and | ||
| heritage of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2017, as Montgomery | ||
| County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable | ||
| stay in Austin. | ||
| Creighton, Nichols | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 7, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
