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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 Kinney County are gathering at |
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| 6 | 7 | | the State Capitol to celebrate the role the county has played in the |
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| 7 | 8 | | annals of the Lone Star State; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Located west of San Antonio in the Rio Grande Plains |
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| 9 | 10 | | region, Kinney County was first populated as long as 10,000 years |
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| 10 | 11 | | ago, according to the archeological evidence found in rock |
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| 11 | 12 | | shelters; artifacts indicate the subsequent presence of tribes |
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| 12 | 13 | | including the Lipan Apaches, Coahuiltecans, Jumanos, Tamaulipans, |
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| 13 | 14 | | Tonkawas, and Comanches; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Early Spanish explorers visited the area, and in |
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| 15 | 16 | | 1665, Fernando de Azcué, credited as the first European to cross the |
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| 16 | 17 | | Rio Grande, passed through what would become the southeastern |
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| 17 | 18 | | corner of the county; although the region remained sparsely |
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| 18 | 19 | | settled, the Texas Legislature carved it out of Bexar County to form |
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| 19 | 20 | | a new county in 1850, and it was named after pioneer Henry Lawrence |
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| 20 | 21 | | Kinney; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 1852, the United States Army established Fort |
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| 22 | 23 | | Riley, soon redesignated as Fort Clark, along Las Moras Creek, and |
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| 23 | 24 | | the community of Brackett was founded; named for local merchant |
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| 24 | 25 | | Oscar B. Brackett, it became known as Brackettville, and it is today |
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| 25 | 26 | | the county's seat and largest city; the fort later became the base |
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| 26 | 27 | | for a small company of Black Seminole Indian scouts, and in 1872, |
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| 27 | 28 | | the Black Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery was sited there; by the |
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| 28 | 29 | | mid-1870s, the Black Seminoles numbered some 400 to 500; their |
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| 29 | 30 | | families lived on a military reservation along Las Moras Creek for |
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| 30 | 31 | | decades, and although the scouts were disbanded by the federal |
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| 31 | 32 | | government in 1912 and the reservation was closed, some descendants |
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| 32 | 33 | | remain in the county; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, cattle ranching has dominated the |
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| 34 | 35 | | county's economy, and wool and mohair production played an |
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| 35 | 36 | | important part in the nation's war effort during World War II; |
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| 36 | 37 | | today, tourists are drawn to the area by a variety of noteworthy |
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| 37 | 38 | | attractions, among them Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Alamo Village, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Las Moras Park, and Fort Clark; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Kinney County are confidently facing |
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| 40 | 41 | | the future while continuing to embrace their rich and colorful |
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| 41 | 42 | | past, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor them at this time; now, |
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| 42 | 43 | | therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby recognize Kinney County Day at the State Capitol |
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| 45 | 46 | | and extend to this delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable |
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| 46 | 47 | | and memorable visit. |
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