Bill Text: TX SR445 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 24, 2025, as La Salle County Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-04-24 - Reported enrolled [SR445 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR445-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the proud residents of La Salle County who are gathered | ||
| in Austin on April 24, 2025, to celebrate La Salle County Day at | ||
| the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated in South Texas and traversed by the | ||
| Nueces and Frio Rivers, the area that is now La Salle County has | ||
| been inhabited for approximately 11,000 years; in the 1850s, the | ||
| United States Army briefly operated the Fort Ewell outpost on the | ||
| road from San Antonio to Laredo, and by 1871, some 60 people lived | ||
| in the nearby town of Guajoco; a number of ranchers moved into the | ||
| region, and in 1880, the county was formally organized, with | ||
| Stuart's Ranch near Guajoco designated as its first seat of | ||
| government; soon after, the International-Great Northern | ||
| Railroad extended its line into the county, with land being | ||
| donated by Joseph Cotulla, an area landowner who wanted to | ||
| encourage the railroad to pass through the townsite he was | ||
| developing; over the years, Cotulla became the most populous town | ||
| in the county, and the county seat was eventually relocated | ||
| there; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During the first decades of the 20th century, the | ||
| introduction of commercial agriculture ushered in a new period of | ||
| development, and national advertising campaigns attracting | ||
| numerous settlers to the area led the county's population to | ||
| double to more than 4,700 residents by 1910; in addition to | ||
| cattle ranching, lucrative crops such as onions, peaches, pears, | ||
| plums, figs, and cotton became staples of the local economy; the | ||
| firstoilwellinthecountywasdrilledin1940,andoil | ||
| production continued to increase over the succeeding decades to | ||
| reach more than two million barrels of crude oil produced in | ||
| 1990; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2008, shale oil production has further | ||
| bolstered the county's economic prosperity; its population of | ||
| more than 6,600 residents is concentrated in the cities of | ||
| Encinal and Cotulla, which is home to the county's courthouse and | ||
| airport; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Even as they celebrate their unique heritage, the | ||
| citizens of La Salle County are looking ahead to the | ||
| opportunities of the future, and they may reflect with pride on | ||
| their contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 24, 2025, as La Salle County | ||
| Day at the Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the county in honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 24, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
