| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 348 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognizing March 17, 2009, as Gonzales Day at the State Capitol; |
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| 4 | 4 | | and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Located at the confluence of the Guadalupe and San |
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| 6 | 6 | | Marcos Rivers, Gonzales is the county seat of Gonzales County; |
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| 7 | 7 | | the city has its roots in an early settlement which was surveyed |
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| 8 | 8 | | in 1825 and abandoned the next year; it was rebuilt on the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Guadalupe River and later was the site of the first skirmish of |
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| 10 | 10 | | the Texas Revolution, which took place in October of 1835; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A post office opened in Gonzales in 1839, and in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1851, Gonzales College was established; when Gonzales was |
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| 13 | 13 | | incorporated in 1880, the town was the site of six churches, four |
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| 14 | 14 | | schools, a courthouse, two banks, a 500-seat opera house, and a |
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| 15 | 15 | | library; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1949, the community held the first Fryer |
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| 17 | 17 | | Frolic, a countywide celebration of the development of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | poultry industry, one of the mainstays of the county's economy; |
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| 19 | 19 | | other activities that have become traditional in the community |
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| 20 | 20 | | include the annual Come-and-Take-It Days, an event held in |
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| 21 | 21 | | commemoration of the revolutionary skirmish known as the Battle |
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| 22 | 22 | | of Gonzales; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Residents and visitors today can enjoy the |
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| 24 | 24 | | Gonzales Memorial Museum, which houses the town's historic |
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| 25 | 25 | | cannon and the Eggleston House, a restored dog-trot cabin; the |
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| 26 | 26 | | old 1887 jailhouse has also been preserved; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation |
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| 28 | 28 | | encourages area citizens to educate themselves about the history |
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| 29 | 29 | | and government of our state and is a sponsor of Gonzales Day at |
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| 30 | 30 | | the State Capitol; as part of the activities planned for the day, |
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| 31 | 31 | | the students in the Gonzales Elementary School choir have |
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| 32 | 32 | | volunteered to perform in the Capitol Rotunda; now, therefore, be |
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| 33 | 33 | | it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature, hereby commend the citizens of Gonzales on the |
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| 36 | 36 | | amenities their city has to offer today and extend to all best |
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| 37 | 37 | | wishes for an enjoyable Gonzales Day at the State Capitol; and, |
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| 38 | 38 | | be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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| 40 | 40 | | honor of this special occasion. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Hegar |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on March 2, 2009. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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