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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Karnes County are gathering in |
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| 6 | 7 | | Austin on April 28, 2015, to celebrate Karnes County Day at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | State Capitol; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Karnes County was formally established by the Texas |
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| 9 | 10 | | Legislature in 1854 and was named after Henry Wax Karnes, a military |
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| 10 | 11 | | hero of the Texas Revolution; Helena served as the county seat for |
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| 11 | 12 | | four decades, until voters chose to make Karnes City the new seat of |
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| 12 | 13 | | government in 1893; in addition to those two communities, the |
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| 13 | 14 | | county boasts many other small towns with unique and colorful |
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| 14 | 15 | | histories, and it is home to the first Polish settlement in the |
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| 15 | 16 | | United States; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Covering 758 square miles of the South Texas Plains, |
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| 17 | 18 | | Karnes County is known for rich agricultural lands that support |
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| 18 | 19 | | grain, cattle, and wild game; the local economy also benefits from |
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| 19 | 20 | | the oil and gas industry, fiberglass manufacturing, and grain |
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| 20 | 21 | | milling; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Representing a rich diversity of cultures, the |
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| 22 | 23 | | people of Karnes County are working to preserve the best of their |
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| 23 | 24 | | past and to build an even brighter future for generations to come; |
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| 24 | 25 | | now, therefore, be it |
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