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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join Texans across the state in celebrating January 31, 2017, as |
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Kleberg County Day at the Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Kleberg County was organized in 1913 by the Texas |
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Legislature and is named in honor of early settler Robert Justus |
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Kleberg; and |
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WHEREAS, Located south of Corpus Christi and bordering the |
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Gulf of Mexico and Baffin Bay, Kleberg County was inhabited by |
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Karankawa and Coahuiltecan Indians when the early Spanish |
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explorers arrived; the area became a part of the Spanish province |
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of Nuevo Santander; and |
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WHEREAS, Kingsville is the county seat and largest town, |
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and other communities include Riviera and Loyola Beach; the |
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county offers a wide range of recreational opportunities and |
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events, including boating, hunting, fishing, the Padre Island |
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National Seashore, the annual Naval Relief Festival, and the |
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Fiesta de Colores; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Kleberg County are eagerly facing |
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the future while continuing to celebrate their rich and colorful |
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past; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the citizens of Kleberg County on |
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their many contributions to the growth and prosperity of our |
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state and extend to them best wishes for a memorable Kleberg |
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County Day at the Capitol; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the people of Kleberg County as an expression of esteem from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 31, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |