Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR246 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New	Differences
1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 246
2	2	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Galveston County are gathering
3	3	in Austin on March 1, 2023, to celebrate Galveston County Day at
4	4	the State Capitol; and
5	5	WHEREAS, Covering approximately 870 square miles of lush
6	6	grasslands, warm beaches, and sparkling waters, Galveston County
7	7	was first inhabited by the Karankawa people and later, several
8	8	Spanish expeditions passed through the area; the county was
9	9	formed out of portions of Harrisburg, Liberty, and Brazoria
10	10	Counties in 1838 and named after Bernardo de Gálvez, who
11	11	supported the United States in the Revolutionary War; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Galveston, the county's seat, is the birthplace of
13	13	the national holiday Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 that
14	14	Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3,
15	15	announcing the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people
16	16	in the state; by the late 1800s, the city had become a center for
17	17	banking and a national hub for immigration, however during the
18	18	Galveston hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in
19	19	U.S. history, the town was devastated and thousands of lives were
20	20	lost; in the wake of the storm, the Galveston seawall was
21	21	constructed; and
22	22	WHEREAS, The ports of Galveston and Texas City contributed
23	23	greatly to the rebuilding of the area after the hurricane, and
24	24	along with the chemical and petrochemical complex, continue to be
25	25	important to the economic development of the county;
26	26	additionally, agriculture, livestock, and the fishing and
27	27	shrimping industries provide jobs for many residents of the
28	28	region; and
29	29	WHEREAS, Today, Galveston County is a center for medical
30	30	services and marine research and is home to a number of
31	31	institutions of higher education; these include The University
32	32	of Texas Medical Branch, which encompasses schools of medicine,
33	33	nursing, health professions, public and population health, and
34	34	graduate biomedical sciences, and Texas A&M University at
35	35	Galveston, which is one of six state maritime academies in the
36	36	nation, as well as College of the Mainland and Galveston College;
37	37	and
38	38	WHEREAS, Visitors are drawn to the county's natural beauty
39	39	and miles of beaches and also enjoy such family-friendly
40	40	attractions as the Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, the Galveston
41	41	Island Wild Texas Shrimp Festival, and the Blessing of the Fleet
42	42	at Kemah; other points of interest include the Strand Historic
43	43	District, Schlitterbahn Waterpark, the Galveston Island Historic
44	44	Pleasure Pier, Lone Star Flight Museum, and Moody Gardens; and
45	45	WHEREAS, Galveston County is blessed with a rich history
46	46	and abundant natural resources, and its citizens may take great
47	47	pride in their continuing contributions to the story of the Lone
48	48	Star State; now, therefore, be it
49	49	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
50	50	Legislature, hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as Galveston County
51	51	Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
52	52	delegation.
53	53	Middleton, Creighton
54	54	________________________________
55	55	President of the Senate
56	56	I hereby certify that the
57	57	above Resolution was adopted by
58	58	the Senate on March 1, 2023.
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Secretary of the Senate
61	61	________________________________
62	62	Member, Texas Senate
63	63	________________________________
64	64	Member, Texas Senate