Bill Text: TX SR486 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Jim Hogg County.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-19 - Reported enrolled [SR486 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR486-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in | ||
| recognizing the 100th anniversary of Jim Hogg County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated in the Rio Grande Plain region of South | ||
| Texas, Jim Hogg County was named after Texas Governor James | ||
| Stephen Hogg and was formed from portions of Duval and Brooks | ||
| Counties in 1913; its county seat, Hebbronville, was founded in | ||
| the early 1880s as a stop along the Texas-Mexican Railroad; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jim Hogg County is an agriculture and petroleum | ||
| center; the county's principal tourist attraction is hunting, an | ||
| activity that has prevailed in the region since its first human | ||
| inhabitants arrived 11,000 years ago; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the early 1800s, the Spanish government began | ||
| to make land grants in the area, and cattle ranching soon emerged | ||
| as the primary source of income for settlers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Oil was discovered in Jim Hogg County in 1921, and | ||
| in the decades following World War II, the county's economy was | ||
| largely dependent on ranching and petroleum production; in the | ||
| early 1990s, the oil and gas industry was the largest employer in | ||
| the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This scenic county consists of gently rolling | ||
| terrain and flatlands; indeed, Jim Hogg County is defined by its | ||
| landscape, its mineral resources, and its multigenerational | ||
| Hispanic population; the county is known for having a continuity | ||
| of culture and its residents share a special sense of place; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, hereby pay tribute to Jim Hogg County on its 100th | ||
| anniversary and extend to its residents sincere best wishes in | ||
| all their future pursuits; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Jim Hogg County in honor of its 100th anniversary. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 19, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
