| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 373 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kleberg County are gathering |
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| 3 | 3 | | in Austin on April 4, 2023, to celebrate Kleberg County Day at the |
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| 4 | 4 | | State Capitol; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Situated both on the broad grasslands of the Gulf |
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| 6 | 6 | | Coast and on Padre Island, the area that was to become Kleberg |
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| 7 | 7 | | County was first inhabited by the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan |
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| 8 | 8 | | peoples; Spanish settlements were established along the lower |
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| 9 | 9 | | Rio Grande in the 18th century, and after a period of Mexican |
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| 10 | 10 | | rule, the land became part of Nueces County when Texas secured |
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| 11 | 11 | | its independence; in 1853, Richard King established the vast King |
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| 12 | 12 | | Ranch, a large tract of which was used to form the city of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Kingsville in 1904; the new community grew quickly as a railway |
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| 14 | 14 | | hub for farmers and ranchers, and in 1913, the Texas Legislature |
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| 15 | 15 | | organized Kleberg County, naming it for Robert Justus Kleberg, |
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| 16 | 16 | | whose son was the manager of King Ranch, and designating |
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| 17 | 17 | | Kingsville as the county seat; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Today, Kleberg County is a place of diversified |
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| 19 | 19 | | industries; successful businesses include Proco, Inc., Texas |
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| 20 | 20 | | Cementing Services, and numerous energy companies; occupying |
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| 21 | 21 | | 825,000 acres, the legendary King Ranch is still vital to the |
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| 22 | 22 | | prosperity of the county, and the enterprise has earned fame for |
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| 23 | 23 | | the region through its development of the Santa Gertrudis breed |
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| 24 | 24 | | of cattle, its contributions to quarter horse and thoroughbred |
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| 25 | 25 | | breeding, and its accomplishments in a variety of other |
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| 26 | 26 | | agribusiness interests; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The largest city in Kleberg County, Kingsville is |
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| 28 | 28 | | home to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, which includes the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, the Dick and Mary |
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| 30 | 30 | | Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, the Caesar Kleberg |
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| 31 | 31 | | Wildlife Research Institute, and the Irma Lerma Rangel College of |
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| 32 | 32 | | Pharmacy; meeting an increasingly critical military need, Naval |
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| 33 | 33 | | Air Station Kingsville trains 50 percent of United States Navy |
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| 34 | 34 | | and Marine Corps tactical jet pilots every year; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, The hardworking and forward-looking citizens of |
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| 36 | 36 | | Kleberg County are building on a long tradition of excellence, |
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| 37 | 37 | | and their history and achievements are indeed deserving of |
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| 38 | 38 | | special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature, hereby recognize April 4, 2023, as Kleberg County Day |
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| 41 | 41 | | at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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| 42 | 42 | | best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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| 43 | 43 | | LaMantia |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 48 | 48 | | the Senate on April 4, 2023. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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