Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 375
2	2	WHEREAS, Citizens and business leaders of Montgomery
3	3	County are gathering in Austin on March 7, 2017, to celebrate
4	4	Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Situated at the southern edge of the Piney Woods
6	6	of East Texas, Montgomery County was established by the Congress
7	7	of the Republic of Texas in 1837; the county is officially
8	8	acknowledged as the Birthplace of the Lone Star Flag because the
9	9	design presented by resident Dr. Charles B. Stewart was adopted
10	10	by the Texas Congress in 1839 and has remained the banner of the
11	11	state since it joined the Union in 1845; and
12	12	WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in the 1870s and
13	13	1880s sparked a lumber boom that revived Montgomery County's
14	14	agricultural economy after the Civil War; Houston lumberman
15	15	Isaac Conroe established a sawmill at a railroad junction near
16	16	Stewarts Creek in 1881, and the town of Conroe that grew up around
17	17	the mill became the largest town in the county and was named the
18	18	county seat in 1889; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In 1931, the discovery of oil triggered yet
20	20	another financial upsurge in the area, and today, oil production,
21	21	the lumber industry, and ranching further the county's
22	22	prosperity; visitors from across the state are drawn to the
23	23	region's vibrant historical and cultural establishments, and
24	24	outdoor enthusiasts enjoy the recreational opportunities at Sam
25	25	Houston National Forest, W. Goodrich Jones State Forest, and Lake
26	26	Conroe Park; additionally, The Woodlands, a master-planned
27	27	community, is home to the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, a
28	28	major concert venue as well as the summer residence of the
29	29	Houston Symphony; and
30	30	WHEREAS, This visit to the State Capitol was organized by
31	31	the Conroe/Lake Conroe, The Woodlands Area, the Greater Magnolia
32	32	Parkway, the Greater East Montgomery County, and the Montgomery
33	33	Area Chambers of Commerce; members of each association work to
34	34	improve and strengthen economic development and the quality of
35	35	life throughout Montgomery County, which, with a current
36	36	population of approximately half a million people, is one of the
37	37	fastest-growing counties in the nation; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich past as they look forward
39	39	to a bright future, the residents of Montgomery County may take
40	40	great pride in their continuing contributions to the history and
41	41	heritage of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
42	42	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
43	43	Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2017, as Montgomery
44	44	County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
45	45	delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable
46	46	stay in Austin.
47	47	Creighton, Nichols
48	48	________________________________
49	49	President of the Senate
50	50	I hereby certify that the
51	51	above Resolution was adopted by
52	52	the Senate on March 7, 2017.
53	53	________________________________
54	54	Secretary of the Senate
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Member, Texas Senate
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Member, Texas Senate