Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 275
2	2	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Aransas County are gathering
3	3	in Austin to celebrate Aransas County Day at the State Capitol on
4	4	February 28, 2019; and
5	5	WHEREAS, This region of thousand-year-old oaks, coastal
6	6	prairie, and sandy beaches was first inhabited by native peoples
7	7	8,000 years ago; and
8	8	WHEREAS, In 1828, the Mexican government awarded an
9	9	empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico,
10	10	and not long after the Civil War, in the mid-1860s, the towns of
11	11	Fulton and Rockport were founded as ports for the cattle
12	12	business; Aransas County was formed in 1871 and named after a
13	13	Spanish palace; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the nearly
15	15	115,000-acre Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, where North
16	16	America's largest wild colony of the endangered whooping crane
17	17	spends the winter, and to Goose Island State Park, which has
18	18	between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually; and
19	19	WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of
20	20	many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers,
21	21	and devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing, and the area offers
22	22	many first-rate opportunities for angling; and
23	23	WHEREAS, The county's history is evoked by the 19th century
24	24	Fulton Mansion and the 1870s Victorian-style Aransas County
25	25	History Center, while the official Texas Maritime Museum in
26	26	Rockport celebrates the marine heritage of the Lone Star State;
27	27	theRockportCenterfortheArtsisahubforthe region's
28	28	thriving cultural scene, and the area's festive annual events
29	29	include the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton Oysterfest,
30	30	the Rockport Film Festival, the HummerBird Celebration, LaMardi
31	31	Gras, and the Rockport Festival of Wines; and
32	32	WHEREAS, Aransas County was faced with multiple challenges
33	33	when Hurricane Harvey made its first devastating landfall and
34	34	directly hit Rockport in August of 2017; the county's citizens
35	35	displayed uncommon courage and resilience in the wake of the
36	36	storm, and due to their steadfast efforts, the area is well on its
37	37	way to recovery; and
38	38	WHEREAS, One of the treasures of the Lone Star State,
39	39	Aransas County is blessed with more magnificent bays than land,
40	40	more redfish and trout than cars, and a chamber of commerce with a
41	41	five-star rating; its citizens may indeed take great pride in
42	42	their heritage and look forward to a future filled with
43	43	opportunity and good times; now, therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
45	45	Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2019, as Aransas
46	46	County Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting
47	47	delegation sincere best wishes for a rewarding visit to Austin.
48	48	Kolkhorst
49	49	________________________________
50	50	President of the Senate
51	51	I hereby certify that the
52	52	above Resolution was adopted by
53	53	the Senate on February 26, 2019.
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Secretary of the Senate
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Member, Texas Senate