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