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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Lavaca County are gathering in |
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| 8 | 9 | | Austin on March 17, 2025, to celebrate Lavaca County Day at the |
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| 9 | 10 | | State Capitol; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Lavaca County consists of 971 square miles and |
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| 11 | 12 | | encompasses lands from the Empresario Grants of both Stephen |
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| 12 | 13 | | F. Austin and Green DeWitt, where the Lavaca River was the |
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| 13 | 14 | | east-west boundary for both; in 1846, Lavaca County became a |
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| 14 | 15 | | regularly constituted county; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Men of Lavaca County were members of "The Immortal |
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| 16 | 17 | | 32," who were the last and only reinforcements to arrive at the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Alamo on March 1, 1836, and Sam Houston's army camped in Lavaca |
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| 18 | 19 | | County during the Runaway Scrape; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Margaret L. Hallett donated land on the Lavaca River |
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| 20 | 21 | | for the townsite of Hallettsville, which later became the county |
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| 21 | 22 | | seat; in 1897, the Romanesque Revival courthouse was completed; a |
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| 22 | 23 | | masterpiece designed by the notable Texas architect Eugene Heiner |
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| 23 | 24 | | of Houston, it is now listed in the National Register of Historic |
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| 24 | 25 | | Places and was restored through the Texas Historic Courthouse |
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| 25 | 26 | | Preservation Program; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The Lavaca Historical Museum recounts the |
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| 27 | 28 | | immigration of the Czech and German settlers to the area; in |
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| 28 | 29 | | remembrance of their homeland, Lavaca County is the proud home of |
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| 29 | 30 | | several of the famed Painted Churches of Texas; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Ranching, farming, and oil and gas remain important |
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| 31 | 32 | | economic resources in Lavaca County, and Lavaca County remains |
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| 32 | 33 | | among the leading Texas counties in beef cattle; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Lavaca County is proud to host the annual Kolache |
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| 34 | 35 | | Fest, nationwide Fiddler's Frolic, the Shiner Bocktoberfest, the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Courthouse Festival of Lights, and the Texas State Domino |
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| 36 | 37 | | Championship, to name a few; the Spoetzl Brewery, which calls |
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| 37 | 38 | | Lavaca County home, produces the world-famous Shiner Beer; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Lavaca County is grateful for its many dedicated |
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| 39 | 40 | | volunteer fire departments and law enforcement personnel, and the |
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| 40 | 41 | | children of Lavaca County are fortunate to be well educated by |
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| 41 | 42 | | public, private, and homeschooling opportunities; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, With a strong faith in God and a deep love of |
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| 43 | 44 | | country, Lavaca County epitomizes the strong rural backbone of the |
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| 44 | 45 | | great State of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 17, 2025, as Lavaca County Day |
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| 47 | 48 | | at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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| 48 | 49 | | delegation. |
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