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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Rains County are visiting Austin on |
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| 6 | 7 | | April 12, 2019, to celebrate Rains County Day at the State Capitol; |
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| 7 | 8 | | and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Situated between Lake Tawakoni and Lake Fork |
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| 9 | 10 | | Reservoir, Rains County is blessed with an abundant water supply |
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| 10 | 11 | | and fertile soil characteristic of the Blackland Prairie region; |
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| 11 | 12 | | the county was formed in the late 1800s from Hopkins, Hunt, and Wood |
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| 12 | 13 | | Counties and named in honor of Emory Rains, an early pioneer who |
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| 13 | 14 | | served in the Congress of the Republic of Texas; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Rains County initially prospered as an agricultural |
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| 15 | 16 | | and ranching center and today enjoys a diverse economy that |
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| 16 | 17 | | includes oil production, manufacturing, and tourism; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The county seat, Emory, which was originally known |
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| 18 | 19 | | as Springville, is now the county's largest town; it is home to the |
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| 19 | 20 | | annual Eagle Fest celebration held in the winter, when the area |
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| 20 | 21 | | lakes are the home of many American bald eagles and other rare |
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| 21 | 22 | | birds; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The city of Point was incorporated in the 1960s and |
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| 23 | 24 | | is recognized as the birthplace of the National Farmers Union; the |
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| 24 | 25 | | 10 founding fathers of the NFU are memorialized by a historical |
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| 25 | 26 | | monument in the city, which incorporates a statue of the union's |
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| 26 | 27 | | founder, Isaac Newton Gresham, and a display of the flags of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | NFU's member states; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The county's newest municipality, East Tawakoni, |
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| 29 | 30 | | was incorporated in 1967; this resort area offers residents the |
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| 30 | 31 | | benefits of a relaxed rural community while providing easy access |
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| 31 | 32 | | to Dallas; notably, the city is connected to its counterpart, West |
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| 32 | 33 | | Tawakoni in Hunt County, by Two-Mile Bridge; completed in 2016, |
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| 33 | 34 | | this impressive structure replaced the original Two-Mile Bridge, |
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| 34 | 35 | | which was built across Lake Tawakoni in 1959 and was the longest |
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| 35 | 36 | | bridge serving a farm-to-market road at the time of its |
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| 36 | 37 | | construction; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, One of the smallest counties in the state, but one of |
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| 38 | 39 | | the fastest growing in the nation, Rains County is playing a vital |
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| 39 | 40 | | role in the story of the Lone Star State, and its citizens are |
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| 40 | 41 | | indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby recognize April 12, 2019, as Rains County Day at |
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| 43 | 44 | | the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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| 44 | 45 | | best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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