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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 Kleberg County are gathering in |
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| 8 | 9 | | Austin on March 5, 2025, to celebrate Kleberg County Day at the |
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| 9 | 10 | | State Capitol; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Situated both on the broad grasslands of the Gulf |
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| 11 | 12 | | Coast and on Padre Island, the area that was to become Kleberg |
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| 12 | 13 | | County was first inhabited by the Karankawa and Coahuiltecan |
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| 13 | 14 | | peoples; Spanish settlements were established along the lower |
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| 14 | 15 | | Rio Grande in the 18th century, and after a period of Mexican rule, |
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| 15 | 16 | | the land became part of Nueces County when Texas secured its |
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| 16 | 17 | | independence; in 1853, Richard King established the vast King |
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| 17 | 18 | | Ranch, a large tract of which was used to form the city of |
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| 18 | 19 | | Kingsville in 1904; the new community grew quickly as a railway hub |
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| 19 | 20 | | for farmers and ranchers, and in 1913, the Texas Legislature |
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| 20 | 21 | | organized Kleberg County, naming it for Robert Justus Kleberg, |
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| 21 | 22 | | whose son was the manager of King Ranch, and designating Kingsville |
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| 22 | 23 | | as the county seat; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Today, Kleberg County is a place of diversified |
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| 24 | 25 | | industries; successful businesses include Proco, Inc., Kleberg |
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| 25 | 26 | | Bank, and numerous energy companies; occupying 825,000 acres, the |
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| 26 | 27 | | legendary King Ranch is still vital to the prosperity of the county, |
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| 27 | 28 | | and the enterprise has earned fame for the region through its |
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| 28 | 29 | | development of the Santa Gertrudis breed of cattle, its |
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| 29 | 30 | | contributions to quarter horse and thoroughbred breeding, and its |
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| 30 | 31 | | accomplishments in a variety of other agribusiness interests; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, The largest city in Kleberg County, Kingsville is |
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| 32 | 33 | | home to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, which includes the Frank |
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| 33 | 34 | | H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, the Dick and Mary Lewis |
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| 34 | 35 | | Kleberg College of Agriculture, the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife |
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| 35 | 36 | | Research Institute, and the Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy; |
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| 36 | 37 | | meeting an increasingly critical military need, Naval Air Station |
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| 37 | 38 | | Kingsville trains 50 percent of United States Navy and Marine Corps |
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| 38 | 39 | | tactical jet pilots every year; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Kleberg County benefits from the dedicated |
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| 40 | 41 | | leadership of its elected officials, including county |
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| 41 | 42 | | commissioners David Rosse, Chuck Schultz, Jerry Martinez, and |
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| 42 | 43 | | Marcus Salinas, and county judge Rudy Madrid; and |
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| 43 | 44 | | WHEREAS, The hardworking and forward-looking citizens of |
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| 44 | 45 | | Kleberg County are building on a long tradition of excellence, and |
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| 45 | 46 | | their history and achievements are indeed deserving of special |
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| 46 | 47 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 5, 2025, as Kleberg County Day |
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| 49 | 50 | | at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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| 50 | 51 | | delegation. |
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