82R7636 JBA-D
By: White H.R. No. 337
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The celebration of Lufkin/Angelina County Day at the
State Capitol on February 10, 2011, provides a fitting opportunity
to recognize this outstanding part of the Lone Star State and to
welcome visitors from the area, including members of the Lufkin
Chamber of Commerce and of the Leadership Lufkin Class of
2011-2012; and
WHEREAS, Organized in 1846, Angelina County was named for a
Hainai Indian girl who is said to have aided Spanish missionaries
living in the area around 1690; the county is situated in the Texas
Forest Country amid the rolling hills of East Texas, in a region
nestled between the Angelina River on the north and Neches River on
the south; and
WHEREAS, Since the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s,
Angelina County has benefited from a thriving lumber business, and
over the years, a variety of other industries have flourished as
well, including farming and manufacturing; and
WHEREAS, Residents of Angelina County enjoy a wealth of
recreational opportunities; the county is home to the Angelina
National Forest, and the region's largest lake, the Sam Rayburn
Reservoir, offers superior bass fishing and an outlet for swimming
and boating; Lufkin, the county seat, features such popular
attractions as the Texas Forestry Museum, the Museum of East Texas,
and the Ellen Trout Zoo; and
WHEREAS, Angelina County has long been an area rich in
natural and cultural resources, and it gives the members of this
chamber great pleasure to honor the many significant contributions
that this fine Texas county has made to our state; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 10, 2011, as Lufkin/Angelina
County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay
in Austin.