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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 Kinney County are gathering in Austin |
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| 6 | 7 | | on March 19, 2019, to celebrate Kinney County Day at the State |
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| 7 | 8 | | Capitol; 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; early Spanish explorers visited the area, and in 1665, |
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| 12 | 13 | | Fernando de Azcué, credited as the first European to cross the Rio |
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| 13 | 14 | | Grande, passed through what would become the southeastern corner of |
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| 14 | 15 | | the county; although the region remained sparsely settled, the |
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| 15 | 16 | | Texas Legislature carved it out of Bexar County in 1850, and it was |
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| 16 | 17 | | named after pioneer Henry Lawrence Kinney; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1852, the United States Army established Fort |
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| 18 | 19 | | Riley, soon redesignated as Fort Clark, along Las Moras Creek, and |
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| 19 | 20 | | the community of Brackett was founded; named for local merchant |
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| 20 | 21 | | Oscar B. Brackett, it became known as Brackettville, and it is |
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| 21 | 22 | | today the county's seat and largest city; the fort later became the |
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| 22 | 23 | | base for a small company of Black Seminole Indian scouts, and in |
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| 23 | 24 | | 1872, the Black Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery was sited there; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, cattle ranching has dominated the |
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| 25 | 26 | | county's economy, and wool and mohair production played an |
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| 26 | 27 | | important part in the nation's war effort during World War II; |
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| 27 | 28 | | today, tourists are drawn to the area by a variety of noteworthy |
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| 28 | 29 | | attractions, among them Kickapoo Cavern State Park, Las Moras |
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| 29 | 30 | | Springs park, and Fort Clark; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Kinney County are confidently facing |
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| 31 | 32 | | the future while continuing to embrace their rich and colorful |
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| 32 | 33 | | past, and it is indeed a pleasure to honor them at this time; now, |
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| 33 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 19, 2019, as Kinney County Day |
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| 36 | 37 | | at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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| 37 | 38 | | best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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