Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 170
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	recognize February 12, 2009, as Mission Day at the Capitol and to
4	4	welcome the citizens of Mission who have traveled to Austin for
5	5	this occasion; and
6	6	WHEREAS, The earliest settlers of the Mission area were the
7	7	Native American Coahuiltecans, a name that refers to the
8	8	indigenous people of 200 tribes who lived on both sides of the Rio
9	9	Grande from the mouth of the Pecos River to the Gulf of Mexico;
10	10	and
11	11	WHEREAS, Over 200 years ago, the Spanish settled the vast
12	12	area stretching from the Panuco River in Tampico, Mexico, to
13	13	present-day Corpus Christi, Texas; in 1762, King Carlos III of
14	14	Spain ordered a just and equal division of the territory, and in
15	15	this process, porciones of land along the Rio Grande were
16	16	established; Porciones 55 and 57 were the location of Rancho La
17	17	Lomita, which became the site of the historic La Lomita Chapel;
18	18	and
19	19	WHEREAS, Written records indicate that the site known as La
20	20	Lomita was granted to Captain Cantu of Reynosa by a Spanish grant
21	21	in 1767, and the land was eventually sold to Rene Guyard, who left
22	22	the land to the Missionary Oblates of Mary; the priests of the
23	23	Oblate order established the La Lomita Mission in 1824, and La
24	24	Lomita Chapel was built in 1865; and
25	25	WHEREAS, In 1908, the Missouri Pacific Railroad
26	26	established a railway station near the mission, and that same
27	27	year, the City of Mission was founded; Mrs. Ann Voltz, who lived
28	28	in the Madero area, suggested that the new town be named Mission
29	29	after the La Lomita Mission; since 1908, the City of Mission has
30	30	grown from a railroad stop to a thriving city; and
31	31	WHEREAS, An orange grove had been planted by the Oblate
32	32	priests, and thus the Mission area became the locale of the first
33	33	citrus trees to be planted in the Rio Grande Valley; Mission was
34	34	designated the Lone Star State's Home of the Grapefruit by the
35	35	75th Texas Legislature; the citrus industry is a
36	36	multimillion-dollar business that is celebrated annually during
37	37	the Texas Citrus Fiesta; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Mission was immortalized in Larry McMurtry's
39	39	novel and miniseries, Lonesome Dove, and its notable residents
40	40	have included the late United States Senator and Treasury
41	41	Secretary Lloyd Bentsen and former United States Congressman
42	42	Kika de la Garza; Mission was the childhood home of the late Coach
43	43	Tom Landry; and
44	44	WHEREAS, The Mission area is now known for its birding and
45	45	nature study opportunities provided by the city's nearby
46	46	Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, site of the headquarters of
47	47	the World Birding Center; and
48	48	WHEREAS, Mission will soon be the site of a new bridge
49	49	across the Rio Grande; the Anzalduas Bridge will enhance
50	50	cross-border trade by facilitating access to northern Mexico and
51	51	is scheduled to open in October of 2009; and
52	52	WHEREAS, Mission Day at the Capitol provides an
53	53	opportunity to honor the city's heritage and its charm and many
54	54	amenities, which are enjoyed by residents and vacationers of all
55	55	ages; now, therefore, be it
56	56	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
57	57	Legislature, hereby join the citizens of Mission in paying
58	58	tribute to their unique city and extend to them best wishes for an
59	59	enjoyable Mission Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
60	60	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
61	61	the residents of the City of Mission as an expression of esteem
62	62	from the Texas Senate.
63	63	Hinojosa
64	64	________________________________
65	65	President of the Senate
66	66	I hereby certify that the
67	67	above Resolution was adopted by
68	68	the Senate on February 11, 2009.
69	69	________________________________
70	70	Secretary of the Senate
71	71	________________________________
72	72	Member, Texas Senate