SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 252
WHEREAS, Citizens from Hill County are visiting Austin to
celebrate Hill County Day at the State Capitol on February 26,
2015, and it is indeed appropriate to take this opportunity to
pay tribute to this notable Texas county; and
WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas east of the Brazos
River, Hill County was created from a section of Navarro County
by an act of the state legislature on February 7, 1853; it was
named for Dr. George Washington Hill, a member of the Congress of
the Republic of Texas and secretary of war and the navy under
President Sam Houston; on May 14, 1853, an election was held in
Lexington on Jack's Branch to determine the county's first public
officials, and later that same year, Hillsboro was platted and
designated the county seat; and
WHEREAS, Now home to about 35,000 people, Hill County has
grown with the changing times while still maintaining the appeal
of a small rural county; the restored county courthouse in
Hillsboro, which is listed in the National Register of Historic
Places, serves as the center for county business, and Hill
College provides access to an array of high-technology academic
and workforce-training educational programs, presents a popular
performing arts series, and is the site of the Texas Heritage
Museum with its extensive collection of Audie Murphy artifacts
and a comprehensive library and archive on the Civil War; and
WHEREAS, Of special interest to Texas music fans
everywhere, Hill County is the birthplace of legendary singer and
songwriter Willie Nelson, who was born in Abbott and graduated
from high school there; and
WHEREAS, Hill County communities host a number of special
events each year, among them the Hill County Fair and the Cotton
Pickin' Fair in Hillsboro, Pioneer Days in Whitney, the Cinco de
Mayo Celebration in Itasca, and Hubbard City Trade Days, and
these festivities showcase the county's hospitality,
agricultural roots, scenic beauty, and heritage; residents and
visitors alike also enjoy the myriad recreational opportunities
offered by Lake Whitney State Park; and
WHEREAS, Those who call Hill County home may take
justifiable pride in their county's distinctive character and
the many qualities that make it such an outstanding place in
which to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby recognize February 26, 2015, as Hill County
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
sincere best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin.
Birdwell
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 24, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate