Bill Text: TX HR331 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Lee County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR331 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR331-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 331 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Lee County are gathering in | ||
| Austin on February 28, 2023, to celebrate Lee County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the years before it became part of Texas, the area | ||
| now known as Lee County was home to the Tonkawa people; European | ||
| exploration likely began in the area in the late 1600s, when Spanish | ||
| colonist Domingo Terán de los Ríos laid out what would later become | ||
| the Old San Antonio Road, a route that passed through present-day | ||
| central Lee County; settlement was sparse until after the Texas | ||
| Revolution, when there was an increase in immigration from Europe | ||
| and the Southern states; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated in the Claypan area of southeast Central | ||
| Texas, Lee County was created on April 14, 1874; the economy was | ||
| initially driven by wheat and corn production as well as cattle | ||
| ranching, but cotton became increasingly important as a crop after | ||
| 1900; in more recent decades, the oil and gas industry has also | ||
| grown in the area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The seat of Lee County is Giddings, and other | ||
| notable communities include Lexington, Dime Box, Lincoln, Fedor, | ||
| Hills, Leo, Loebau, Manheim, Northrup, Serbin, Tanglewood, and | ||
| Knobbs Springs; local residents and visitors enjoy a number of | ||
| annual events, including the Lee County Fair, the Dime Box Black | ||
| Bridge Festival and Mini Marathon, the Merry Marketplace Arts and | ||
| Crafts Fair, and the Texas Word Wrangler Festival; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich and colorful history as they | ||
| work together to build a bright future, the citizens of Lee County | ||
| may take justifiable pride in the important role their unique | ||
| region continues to play in the story of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as Lee County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| Gerdes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 331 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
