| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 717 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The city of Palacios is celebrating its centennial |
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| 6 | 6 | | in 2009, and this occasion presents a welcome opportunity to pay |
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| 7 | 7 | | tribute to the notable history of this Gulf Coast community; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, At the turn of the 20th century, the area along Tres |
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| 9 | 9 | | Palacios Bay where the town is now located was used to pasture |
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| 10 | 10 | | livestock, but big changes were at hand; in 1901, the Texas Rice |
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| 11 | 11 | | Development Company bought the land, and the site was surveyed into |
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| 12 | 12 | | lots the following year; businesses and homes were established, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | an extension of the Southern Pacific rail line soon reached the |
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| 14 | 14 | | community; by 1915, Palacios was a bustling town of 2,000 people; |
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| 15 | 15 | | and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The bayside community was a tourism destination from |
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| 17 | 17 | | the beginning, with a grand hotel and an overwater pavilion being |
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| 18 | 18 | | constructed in the early years of the 1900s; today, visitors |
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| 19 | 19 | | continue to enjoy the city's coastal locale and excellent |
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| 20 | 20 | | opportunities for fishing, boating, and bird-watching; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, With its ready access to the Gulf of Mexico, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Palacios also has a long history as a center for commercial fishing |
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| 23 | 23 | | and seafood processing, and it hosts one of the largest shrimping |
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| 24 | 24 | | fleets on the Gulf Coast; moreover, the town is home to the Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | State Marine Education Center, which allows youth and adults to |
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| 26 | 26 | | take part in marine field studies and to learn about the coastal |
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| 27 | 27 | | ecosystem; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Now home to more than 5,000 residents, Palacios can |
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| 29 | 29 | | reflect proudly on an eventful century of development even as it |
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| 30 | 30 | | continues to relish the enduring beauty of the seaside surroundings |
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| 31 | 31 | | that attracted its first citizens 100 years ago; now, therefore, be |
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| 32 | 32 | | it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the founding of |
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| 35 | 35 | | Palacios and extend best wishes to the town's residents on this |
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| 36 | 36 | | landmark anniversary. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Weber |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | 40 | | I certify that H.R. No. 717 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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