| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 134 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize the citizens of Aransas County, who celebrated Aransas |
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| 4 | 4 | | County Day on February 24, 2021; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, This region of thousand-year-old oaks, coastal |
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| 6 | 6 | | prairie, and sandy beaches was first inhabited by native peoples |
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| 7 | 7 | | some 8,000 years ago; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1828, the Mexican government awarded an |
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| 9 | 9 | | empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico, |
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| 10 | 10 | | and shortly after the Civil War, the towns of Fulton and Rockport |
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| 11 | 11 | | were founded as ports for the cattle industry; Aransas County was |
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| 12 | 12 | | formed in 1871 and named after a Spanish palace; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the Aransas |
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| 14 | 14 | | National Wildlife Refuge, where North America's largest wild |
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| 15 | 15 | | colony of endangered whooping cranes spends the winter; another |
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| 16 | 16 | | local attraction, Goose Island State Park, draws more than |
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| 17 | 17 | | 150,000 visitors annually; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of |
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| 19 | 19 | | many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, |
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| 20 | 20 | | and devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing, and the area offers |
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| 21 | 21 | | numerous other exceptional opportunities for angling; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, The county's history is evoked by the 19th century |
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| 23 | 23 | | Fulton Mansion and the Victorian-style Aransas County History |
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| 24 | 24 | | Center, while the Texas Maritime Museum celebrates the state's |
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| 25 | 25 | | rich marine heritage; the Rockport Center for the Arts is a hub |
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| 26 | 26 | | for the region's thriving cultural scene, and the area's many |
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| 27 | 27 | | annual events include the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton |
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| 28 | 28 | | Oysterfest, the Rockport Film Festival, the HummerBird Festival, |
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| 29 | 29 | | LaMardi Gras, and the Rockport Festival of Wines; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, One of the treasures of the Lone Star State, |
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| 31 | 31 | | Aransas County is blessed with more magnificent bays than land, |
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| 32 | 32 | | more redfish and trout than cars, and a chamber of commerce with a |
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| 33 | 33 | | five-star rating; its citizens may indeed take great pride in |
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| 34 | 34 | | their heritage and look forward to a future full of opportunity; |
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| 35 | 35 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature, hereby recognize February 24, 2021, as Aransas |
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| 38 | 38 | | County Day; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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| 40 | 40 | | honor of this special occasion. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Kolkhorst |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on March 11, 2021. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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