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Texas Senate Bill SR134

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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 134
2- WHEREAS, Proud residents of Weslaco are gathering in
3- Austin on February 26, 2025, to celebrate Weslaco Day at the
4- State Capitol; and
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2+ By: Hinojosa of Nueces S.R. No. 134
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
8+ WHEREAS, Proud residents of Weslaco are gathering in Austin
9+ on February 26, 2025, to celebrate Weslaco Day at the State Capitol;
10+ and
511 WHEREAS, Located in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley, the
612 city of Weslaco's site was part of the Llano Grande grant of 1790;
713 after the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway came to the
8- area, the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company
9- purchased a major portion of the grant and platted the West Tract
10- in 1913, and four years later, the company sold 30,000 acres to
11- the W. E. Stewart Land Company, from which the name Weslaco is
12- derived; officially founded in 1919, the town soon had a post
13- office, schools, a bank, and a fire department, and by 1930, the
14- population had reached 5,300; throughout the 20th century, the
15- city was centered around manufacturing and agriculture, with
16- facilities that housed migrant farmworkers and laboratories
17- where new cultivars of produce were created; and
14+ area, the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company purchased
15+ a major portion of the grant and platted the West Tract in 1913, and
16+ four years later, the company sold 30,000 acres to the W. E. Stewart
17+ Land Company, from which the name Weslaco is derived; officially
18+ founded in 1919, the town soon had a post office, schools, a bank,
19+ and a fire department, and by 1930, the population had reached
20+ 5,300; throughout the 20th century, the city was centered around
21+ manufacturing and agriculture, with facilities that housed migrant
22+ farmworkers and laboratories where new cultivars of produce were
23+ created; and
1824 WHEREAS, Today, Weslaco is home to more than 42,000
19- residents, and its economy benefits from the educational
20- services, health care, retail, agricultural, and tourism
21- industries; among its educational institutions are the Texas A&M
22- AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco and the
23- TAMU-Kingsville Citrus Center, which are both hubs for
24- innovative research that enhances agricultural productivity and
25- sustainability; and
25+ residents, and its economy benefits from the educational services,
26+ health care, retail, agricultural, and tourism industries; among
27+ its educational institutions are the Texas A&M AgriLife Research
28+ and Extension Center at Weslaco and the TAMU-Kingsville Citrus
29+ Center, which are both hubs for innovative research that enhances
30+ agricultural productivity and sustainability; and
2631 WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike can enjoy the area's
27- natural beauty at Estero Llano Grande State Park, the Valley
28- Nature Center, and Frontera Audubon; the city also hosts a number
29- of annual events, including the Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas
30- Parade and the Weslaco Holiday Lights Display, and the Texas
31- Onion Festival celebrates the 1015 sweet onion, which was created
32- in Weslaco and is the State Vegetable of Texas; and
32+ natural beauty at Estero Llano Grande State Park, the Valley Nature
33+ Center, and Frontera Audubon; the city also hosts a number of annual
34+ events, including the Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas Parade and the
35+ Weslaco Holiday Lights Display, and the Texas Onion Festival
36+ celebrates the 1015 sweet onion, which was created in Weslaco and is
37+ the State Vegetable of Texas; and
3338 WHEREAS, Boasting a rich history, thriving educational and
3439 cultural institutions, and a dynamic business community, Weslaco
35- has established itself as an outstanding place to live and work,
36- and its citizens may indeed take pride in the place they call
37- home; now, therefore, be it
38- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
39- Legislature, hereby recognize February 26, 2025, as Weslaco Day
40- at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
41- delegation.
42- Hinojosa of Nueces
43- ________________________________
44- President of the Senate
45- I hereby certify that the
46- above Resolution was adopted by
47- the Senate on February 26, 2025.
48- ________________________________
49- Secretary of the Senate
50- ________________________________
51- Member, Texas Senate
40+ has established itself as an outstanding place to live and work, and
41+ its citizens may indeed take pride in the place they call home; now,
42+ therefore, be it
43+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
44+ hereby recognize February 26, 2025, as Weslaco Day at the State
45+ Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation.