Bill Text: TX HR308 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 10, 2015, as Howard County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-19 - Reported enrolled [HR308 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR308-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 308 |
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Howard County are gathering in Austin | ||
to celebrate Howard County Day at the State Capitol on February 10, | ||
2015; and | ||
WHEREAS, Nestled between the Caprock escarpment and the | ||
Edwards Plateau, this region of the West Texas High Plains is home | ||
to the "big spring" in Sulphur Draw; the nearby town of Big Spring | ||
began as a settlement of buffalo hunters in the 1870s; and | ||
WHEREAS, Howard County was organized in 1882, with Big Spring | ||
as the county seat; situated on the Texas and Pacific Railway, the | ||
town also became an important shipping point for livestock and | ||
produce; the community of Coahoma developed as a trading center | ||
with the arrival of the railroad in the early 1880s, while Forsan | ||
was established at the height of the county's oil boom in the 1920s; | ||
during World War II, Howard County became the site of the Big Spring | ||
Army Air Corps Bombardier School, which trained more than 5,000 | ||
men; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Howard County thrives as a center for oil and | ||
gas production, farming and ranching, transportation, and | ||
manufacturing, and the county looks to the future of energy | ||
production with its wind turbine farms; the McMahon-Wrinkle Airport | ||
further contributes to the area's economy, and the ongoing | ||
development of the city's downtown historic district is | ||
revitalizing the entire community; and | ||
WHEREAS, A regional hub for health care, Big Spring is home to | ||
a veterans hospital, a state mental health facility, and a | ||
rehabilitation center, and it is the location of Howard College and | ||
the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf; and | ||
WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy fine | ||
opportunities for recreation at Big Spring State Park, Moss Lake, | ||
and Comanche Trail Park, where the annual Festival of Lights is | ||
held; the region's colorful past is celebrated at the Heritage | ||
Museum and the Hangar 25 Air Museum; the town also plays host to the | ||
Annual Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo; and | ||
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land | ||
that has shaped them, the people of Howard County may take | ||
justifiable pride in all that they have accomplished over the | ||
years, knowing that the robust spirit of earlier generations is | ||
alive and well in their own; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 10, 2015, as Howard County | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
Darby | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 308 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 10, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||