SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 166
WHEREAS, Citizens from Hill County are visiting Austin to
celebrate Hill County Day at the State Capitol on February 22,
2017, 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 programs, presents a popular performing
arts series, and is the site of the Texas Heritage Museum, which
has an 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, the Cotton
Pickin' Fair, and the Cinco de Mayo Celebration in Hillsboro,
Pioneer Days in Whitney, and Hubbard City Trade Days; 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 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, 85th
Legislature, hereby recognize February 22, 2017, 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 13, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate