2025S0378-1 04/30/25
By: Kolkhorst S.R. No. 505
SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize residents of Austin County, who gathered in Austin to
celebrate Austin County Day at the State Capitol on April 24,
2025; and
WHEREAS, Austin County was first settled in the 1820s as
one of the first Anglo-American colonies in Texas and is located
on the fertile land around the Brazos River and its tributaries;
and
WHEREAS, The county is named for Stephen F. Austin, who
founded multiple colonies in the area and had a monumental
influence on Texas history; he served as an empresario and
provided land grants to the Old Three Hundred, who were the first
families to settle in the region that includes modern-day Austin
County; the county was officially created by the 1836
Constitution of the Republic of Texas, with San Felipe de Austin
serving as the first county seat; and
WHEREAS, The cultural impact of the many waves of settlers
who arrived is still felt throughout the county and the
surrounding regions; Germans and Czechs developed many towns
such as Bellville, Wallis, Sealy, and Industry, and other
influences in the area came from Mexican immigrants and African
Americans, who further contributed to the county's development;
and
WHEREAS, Austin County is the founding place of the Texas
postal system and the Committee of Safety in San Felipe, which
later evolved to become the Texas Rangers; the county was also
home to the Texas Gazette, which was established in 1829 and was
the first newspaper publication in Texas, and the Texas Register,
the official voice of the government of the Republic of Texas;
and
WHEREAS, Austin County has flourished to become a thriving
hub for transportation, agribusiness, tourism, and manufacturing
and boasts a population of more than 31,000 residents; the
citizens of Austin County may indeed take great pride in their
county's notable history and their unique contributions to the
story of the Lone Star State as they look forward to a future
filled with opportunity and promise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby recognize April 24, 2025, as Austin County
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the residents of Austin
County best wishes for the future and for much continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the county as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.