| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 293 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Wise County are visiting Austin to |
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| 6 | 6 | | celebrate Wise County Day at the State Capitol on February 10, 2009; |
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| 7 | 7 | | and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state, Wise |
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| 9 | 9 | | County has a varied terrain, much of which has proven to be fertile |
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| 10 | 10 | | farmland; the first known inhabitants of the area in historic times |
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| 11 | 11 | | were the Wichita, followed by groups of Caddo, Delaware, and |
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| 12 | 12 | | Kichai; Anglo settlers arrived in the 1850s, and on January 23, |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1856, the county was carved out of Cooke County by legislative act |
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| 14 | 14 | | and named in honor of Henry A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from |
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| 15 | 15 | | Virginia who had supported the annexation of Texas; at the same time |
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| 16 | 16 | | as it created Wise County, the legislature decreed that its county |
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| 17 | 17 | | seat be established within five miles of the county's center, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | two years later that new community became known as Decatur, after |
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| 19 | 19 | | the naval hero Stephen Decatur; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The eastern fork of the Chisholm Trail passed near |
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| 21 | 21 | | Decatur during the latter half of the 19th century, and the town |
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| 22 | 22 | | prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers; today, |
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| 23 | 23 | | it is a center for petroleum production and clothing and glass |
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| 24 | 24 | | manufacture, as well as marketing and processing for Wise County |
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| 25 | 25 | | agribusiness; visitors are drawn to Decatur by such historic |
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| 26 | 26 | | attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the Old Stone Prison, the Wise |
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| 27 | 27 | | County Heritage Museum, and the pink granite Wise County |
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| 28 | 28 | | Courthouse, which was completed in 1896; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Wise County is home to a variety of recreational |
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| 30 | 30 | | opportunities provided by Lake Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, and |
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| 31 | 31 | | the Lyndon B. Johnson National Grasslands; in addition, area |
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| 32 | 32 | | residents celebrate their heritage with the annual Butterfield |
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| 33 | 33 | | Stage Days Festival in May and the Chisholm Trail Days and Western |
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| 34 | 34 | | Heritage Festival in June; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Wise County may take justifiable |
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| 36 | 36 | | pride in their corner of Texas and know that it has contributed |
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| 37 | 37 | | immensely to the development and vitality of the Lone Star State; |
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| 38 | 38 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby recognize February 10, 2009, as Wise County Day |
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| 41 | 41 | | at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the visiting |
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| 42 | 42 | | delegation for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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| 43 | 43 | | King of Parker |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 293 was adopted by the House on |
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| 47 | 47 | | February 10, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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