H.C.R. No. 135
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Gregg County Days are taking place at the State
Capitol on March 31 and April 1, 2009, and this occasion provides a
welcome opportunity to pay tribute to this notable Texas county;
and
WHEREAS, Present in the chamber on this occasion are the
following Gregg County dignitaries: county judge Bill Stoudt,
Longview mayor Jay Dean, Longview city manager David Willard,
Longview Partnership president Kelly Hall, Gladewater mayor Walter
Derrick, former Gladewater mayor Jackie Wood, Gladewater city
councilman John Ussery, Gladewater city manager Jay Stokes,
Gladewater Economic Development Corporation executive director Lon
Welton, former White Oak mayor Tim Vaughn, Kilgore Economic
Development Corporation executive director Amanda Nobles, Suzanne
Cook, Laura McKethan, Alfred Lacy, Steven Best, Bennie Corutt,
Patty Bell, Keith Honey, Jim Kendrick, Darwin Winfield, Mike
Northcutt, Tony Cain, Gene Keenon, Melissa Harris, Laura Hill,
Sidney Allen, Shirley Hook, Sandra Holm, Jeremy DuMond, Ingrid
Johnson, Paul Anderson, Amy Tatum, Jack Miller, Vickie Echols,
Courtney Gill, Laura McCarter, Cathy Cace, Richard Lazurus, and
Richard Manley; and
WHEREAS, The lands that today make up Gregg County were once
inhabited by various Native American groups, including the Caddo
and the Cherokee; originally part of Upshur County, this area of the
Lone Star State was established as Gregg County on April 12, 1873,
and named for Confederate General John B. Gregg; the local
population grew quickly in the following decades, and by 1920,
nearly 17,000 people were living in the county; and
WHEREAS, For more than a half-century after the county was
established, its economy continued to be based on farming, but when
oil was struck in the western part of the county in the early 1930s,
people flooded into the area, and the communities of Kilgore and
Gladewater became boom towns in the span of a few days; the energy
reserves of the East Texas Oil Field helped power the American war
effort in World War II, and petroleum resources have continued to
play a key role in the county's fortunes; in addition, a diverse
range of other commercial endeavors have been established,
including manufacturing, tourism, and lignite mining, and major
companies such as Eastman, LeTourneau Technologies, SITEL, and
Trinity Industries employ numerous residents; and
WHEREAS, Longview, the county seat, is Gregg County's largest
city; it is home to LeTourneau University and boasts numerous
cultural attractions, including the Longview Museum of Fine Arts,
the Gregg County Historical Museum, and the R. G. LeTourneau
Museum; and
WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy the county's
numerous special events; they include the Great Texas Balloon Race
in Longview, the annual Texas Shakespeare Festival in Kilgore, the
Roughneck Day Festival in White Oak, and East Texas Gusher Days in
Gladewater; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Gregg County has been
blessed with abundant resources and innovative and industrious
citizens, and it has made significant contributions to the ongoing
prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby designate March 31 and April 1, 2009, as Gregg County Days at
the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best wishes
for an enjoyable and informative stay in Austin.
Merritt
Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 135 was adopted by the House on
April 1, 2009, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 135 was adopted by the Senate on
April 1, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas