Bill Text: TX SR83 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing April 18, 2023, as Navarro County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - Again read [SR83 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR83-Introduced.html
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| By: Hall | S.R. No. 83 | |
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| WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Navarro County are coming together | ||
| in Austin on April 18, 2023, to celebrate Navarro County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This region of rolling blackland prairie was once | ||
| inhabited by the Ione, Kickapoo, and Comanche, and early | ||
| Anglo-American settlers built a fort on the Navasota River in 1833; | ||
| Navarro County was officially organized in 1846 and named for Jose | ||
| Antonio Navarro, a hero of the Texas Revolution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Corsicana was founded in 1848 as the county seat and | ||
| named after the island of Corsica, the birthplace of Mr. Navarro's | ||
| parents; the arrival of the railroad after the Civil War helped | ||
| Corsicana to become the region's leading center for the trading and | ||
| shipping of cotton, grain, wool, and hides; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1894, drillers seeking more water for Corsicana's | ||
| growing population struck oil and gas instead, leading to the first | ||
| oil boom and the longest continual flow of oil in Texas; since that | ||
| initial strike, more than 200 million barrels of oil have been | ||
| produced in the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Navarro County's multifaceted economy | ||
| revolves around advanced manufacturing, information technology, | ||
| the oil and gas industries, and agriculture, primarily the | ||
| production of cattle, cotton, sorghum, corn, and wheat; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Corsicana is known far and wide for its DeLuxe | ||
| Fruitcake, a creation of the 127-year-old Collin Street Bakery; the | ||
| town is also home to: the Navarro Pecan Company, one of the largest | ||
| pecan-shelling facilities in the world; a Russell Stover candy | ||
| factory; Oil City Iron Works, a foundry established in 1866 that | ||
| produces industrial parts and equipment, with over 7,000 active | ||
| patterns; and Corsicana Bedding, Incorporated, which was founded in | ||
| 1971 as Tipton Manufacturing and is still leading the industry, | ||
| having become one of the most solid bedding manufacturers in the | ||
| nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Notable attractions in Corsicana include the Lefty | ||
| Frizzell Memorial and Museum, the restored Palace Theatre, and | ||
| Pioneer Village, a re-creation of a 19th-century Texas town; in | ||
| addition, Navarro College boasts the Cook Center Planetarium, one | ||
| of the largest domed theaters in Texas, and the Pearce Museum, which | ||
| contains extensive collections of Civil War documents and Western | ||
| art; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy abundant | ||
| opportunities for boating, fishing, waterskiing, and other such | ||
| pastimes, thanks to the proximity of Richland-Chambers Reservoir, | ||
| Navarro Mills Lake, and Lake Halbert; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Honoring their rich heritage even as they embrace | ||
| the challenges and opportunities of the future, the citizens of | ||
| Corsicana and Navarro County may indeed take pride in the vital role | ||
| their community has played in the story of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby recognize April 18, 2023, as Navarro County Day at the State | ||
| Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to the visiting delegation | ||
| for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared in honor of this special day. | ||
