Bill Text: TX SR705 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Winkler County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-05 - Reported enrolled [SR705 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR705-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in | ||
recognizing the citizens of Winkler County on the occasion of | ||
Winkler County Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Winkler County was established from territory in | ||
Tom Green County in February of 1887; named for Clinton M. | ||
Winkler, a Confederate colonel, it comprises 840 square miles of | ||
gently rolling to level terrain, primarily in the Pecos Valley of | ||
West Texas; it was officially organized on April 5, 1910, and | ||
Kermit was chosen as the county seat; and | ||
WHEREAS, The area was inhabited by Anasazi Indians about | ||
1,000 years ago and the Apaches and Comanche Indians arrived | ||
later; soldiers entered the area in the last half of the 19th | ||
century; by 1890, just 11 men and seven women lived in Winkler | ||
County; while some areas of farmland existed, the early residents | ||
primarily raised cattle; a drought beginning in 1916 lasted for | ||
10 years and caused many residents to move away; and | ||
WHEREAS, By 1930, the oil boom brought an increase in | ||
population and today Winkler County continues to be a center for | ||
oil production, as well as a hub for ranching; and | ||
WHEREAS, Winkler County Day at the State Capitol provides | ||
an opportunity for friends and families to honor the county's | ||
rich past and its many contributions to the development of the | ||
Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, hereby commend the citizens of Winkler County and | ||
extend to them best wishes for a rewarding and memorable day at | ||
the State Capitol; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the residents of Winkler County as an expression of esteem from | ||
the Texas Senate. | ||
Uresti | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 5, 2011. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |