Bill Text: TX SR433 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 25, 2019, as Medina County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-19 - Reported enrolled [SR433 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR433-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Medina County are gathering in | ||
| Austin for Medina County Day at the State Capitol on March 25, | ||
| 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated along the divide between the scenic Hill | ||
| Country and the rolling Rio Grande Plains, the area named for the | ||
| Medina River was inhabited by the ancestors of Native Americans | ||
| for thousands of years before the first Europeans arrived in the | ||
| late 1600s; during the 1700s, the region was frequented by Apache | ||
| and Comanche raiding parties, and during the 1840s, it was | ||
| settled by German-speaking and French-speaking farmers from the | ||
| Alsace region of France, led by Henri Castro; Medina County was | ||
| established in 1848, with Castroville as the county seat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By the 1880s, ranching predominated throughout | ||
| Medina County, and the county's human population was vastly | ||
| outnumbered by cattle and sheep; new communities sprang up | ||
| alongside the railroad, and Hondo was made the county seat in | ||
| 1892; during World War II, Hondo became the home of the Army | ||
| Aviation Navigation School, the largest such facility in the | ||
| world at the time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Medina County is home to more than 50,000 | ||
| people; many residents commute to nearby San Antonio, while | ||
| ranching and farming, which began to thrive after the completion | ||
| of the Medina Dam in 1913, support the local economy; visitors | ||
| and residents alike delight in the county's ample opportunities | ||
| for hunting, camping, and fishing; Hondo is home to the Hunt | ||
| Hondo event, a celebration of hunting, while Castroville | ||
| celebrates St. Louis Day every August in recognition of its | ||
| Alsatian heritage; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich heritage as they work to | ||
| build a bright future, the people of Medina County may take | ||
| justifiable pride in the important role they play in the story of | ||
| the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 25, 2019, as Medina County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 19, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
