Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HR895 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R25500 JRI-F
2	2	By: Kitzman H.R. No. 895
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7	7	R E S O L U T I O N
8	8	WHEREAS, Proud residents are joining together to celebrate
9	9	Austin County Day at the State Capitol on April 24, 2025; and
10	10	WHEREAS, Located between the Post Oak Savannah and the
11	11	Coastal Prairie regions, Austin County was one of the first
12	12	Anglo-American colonies created in the 1820s; the county gets its
13	13	name from Stephen F. Austin, who not only founded the colonies in
14	14	this area but also had unprecedented influence on Texas history;
15	15	known as the Father of Texas, Stephen F. Austin served as an
16	16	empresario and provided land grants to the Old Three Hundred, who
17	17	were the first families to settle in the colony that now includes
18	18	modern-day Austin County; and
19	19	WHEREAS, San Felipe de Austin was one of the first towns
20	20	founded in the colony and was named in honor of Saint Stephen and
21	21	Stephen F. Austin; in 1824, the General Land Office opened in
22	22	San Felipe de Austin, which served as the capital of the
23	23	Anglo-American settlements in Texas; furthermore, the town hosted
24	24	the Conventions of 1832 and 1833 prior to the Texas Revolution;
25	25	Austin County was officially created by the Constitution of 1836,
26	26	with San Felipe serving as the county seat until 1848, when the
27	27	county government moved to the community of Bellville; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Austin County experienced multiple waves of
29	29	settlement, with Anglo-Americans arriving first to Austin's colony
30	30	and settling on the fertile land around the Brazos River and its
31	31	tributaries; eventually, Germans and Czechs settled the land,
32	32	leading to the development of many towns including Bellville,
33	33	Wallis, Sealy, and Industry; these cultural influences are felt
34	34	throughout the communities, with enrichments from Mexican
35	35	immigrants, the largest foreign-born group to settle in Austin
36	36	County in the 20th century; other influences came from African
37	37	Americans, who further contributed to the county's development and
38	38	the creation of many religious and social institutions; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Austin County has fostered an environment where
40	40	publications have flourished, like the Texas Gazette and the Texas
41	41	Register; the Texas Gazette was created by Godwin Brown Cotton in
42	42	1829 at San Felipe and was the first newspaper in the State of
43	43	Texas; the Texas Register also started in Austin County at
44	44	San Felipe in 1835 and eventually became the official voice of the
45	45	government of the Republic of Texas; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Austin County also was the founding place of the
47	47	Texas postal system and the Committee of Safety in San Felipe; the
48	48	latter would defend Anglo-Americans from Indian tribes and would
49	49	eventually become the Texas Rangers; and
50	50	WHEREAS, Today, Austin County has flourished into a
51	51	successful county where its economy thrives as a hub for
52	52	transportation, agribusiness, tourism, and manufacturing; many
53	53	towns have prospered in this county, including Cat Spring, Shelby,
54	54	New Ulm, and Frydek, and it now has a total population of over
55	55	31,000 residents; and
56	56	WHEREAS, Honoring their history as they embrace the
57	57	opportunities of the future, the citizens of Austin County may
58	58	indeed take great pride in their unique contributions to the story
59	59	of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
60	60	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
61	61	Legislature hereby recognize April 24, 2025, as Austin County Day
62	62	at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
63	63	delegation.