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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 351
	1	+	89R20757 DSH-D
	2	+	By: Gutierrez S.R. No. 351
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
2	8		WHEREAS, Residents of Del Rio and Val Verde County are
3	9		gathering in Austin on April 2, 2025, to celebrate Val Verde
4	10		County-Del Rio Day at the State Capitol; and
5	11		WHEREAS, The brushlands along the Rio Grande were first
6	12		inhabited more than 6,000 years ago by native peoples whose cave
7		-	paintings are still visible; the city of Del Rio traces its
8		-	origins to 1868, when the community of San Felipe Del Rio was
9		-	established, and Val Verde County was organized in 1885; that
10		-	same year, the colorful Judge Roy Bean was elected justice of the
11		-	peace in Langtry, where he became known as "the Law West of the
12		-	Pecos," making his distinctive rulings from the Jersey Lilly
13		-	Saloon; and
14		-	WHEREAS, Important employers in the county include
15		-	Laughlin Air Force Base, the U.S. Border Patrol, and various
16		-	maquiladoras; tourism and trade with Mexico are also integral to
17		-	the local economy; opportunities for boating, fishing, birding,
18		-	and hiking are found at the Amistad National Recreation Area, and
19		-	the Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio and the Judge Roy Bean
20		-	Visitor Center in Langtry attract visitors interested in the
21		-	heritage of the county's frontier days; and
22		-	WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they work to
23		-	build an even brighter future, the people of Val Verde County may
24		-	take great pride in the important role their unique area
25		-	continues to play in the story of the Lone Star State; now,
26		-	therefore, be it
27		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
28		-	Legislature, hereby recognize April 2, 2025, as Val Verde
29		-	County-Del Rio Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome
30		-	to the visiting delegation.
31		-	Gutierrez
32		-	________________________________
33		-	President of the Senate
34		-	I hereby certify that the
35		-	above Resolution was adopted by
36		-	the Senate on April 2, 2025.
37		-	________________________________
38		-	Secretary of the Senate
39		-	________________________________
40		-	Member, Texas Senate
	13	+	paintings are still visible; the city of Del Rio traces its origins
	14	+	to 1868, when the community of San Felipe Del Rio was established,
	15	+	and Val Verde County was organized in 1885; that same year, the
	16	+	colorful Judge Roy Bean was elected justice of the peace in Langtry,
	17	+	where he became known as "the Law West of the Pecos," making his
	18	+	distinctive rulings from the Jersey Lilly Saloon; and
	19	+	WHEREAS, Important employers in the county include Laughlin
	20	+	Air Force Base, the U.S. Border Patrol, and various maquiladoras;
	21	+	tourism and trade with Mexico are also integral to the local
	22	+	economy; opportunities for boating, fishing, birding, and hiking
	23	+	are found at the Amistad National Recreation Area, and the
	24	+	Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio and the Judge Roy Bean Visitor
	25	+	Center in Langtry attract visitors interested in the heritage of
	26	+	the county's frontier days; and
	27	+	WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they work to build
	28	+	an even brighter future, the people of Val Verde County may take
	29	+	great pride in the important role their unique area continues to
	30	+	play in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	31	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	32	+	hereby recognize April 2, 2025, as Val Verde County-Del Rio Day at
	33	+	the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
	34	+	delegation.