SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 411
WHEREAS, Kingsville is truly an "All American City,"
having been founded on the Fourth of July in 1905; and
WHEREAS, Kingsville is home to the world-famous King
Ranch, which developed the Santa Gertrudis and Quarter Horse
breeds, produced the Triple Crown winner Assault, and has been a
world leader in agriculture for over 150 years; and
WHEREAS, Kingsville is home to Texas A&M
University--Kingsville and its world renowned Frank H.
Dotterweich College of Engineering, Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg
College of Agriculture, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research
Institute, and Irma Rangel College of Pharmacy; and
WHEREAS, The city is also known for producing the Star Ruby
red grapefruit and its university has won seven National College
Football Championships and has been the flagship of higher
education in South Texas since 1925; and
WHEREAS, Kingsville is home to the nation's premier
undergraduate pilot training facility, Naval Air Station
Kingsville, which trains pilots in the United States Navy and
Marine Corps; and
WHEREAS, Kingsville has volunteered its sons and daughters
in defense of our nation through every major conflict in the past
100 years, including native son General Dickie Cavazos, the first
person of Mexican-American descent to become a four star general
in the United States Army; and
WHEREAS, Kingsville today is a thriving community with
diversified industries powered by multiple energy sources,
including oil and gas, uranium, and wind and solar power; and
WHEREAS, Kingsville's economy has continued to grow,
creating new jobs, increased construction, an expanded tax base,
and improved quality of life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby declare March 11, 2009, to be Kingsville Day
and urge all citizens of this state to join in recognizing the
countless contributions that the City of Kingsville and Kleberg
and Kenedy Counties have made to the growth and development of
the region, the state, and the country; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this special day.
Lucio
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 11, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate