Bill Text: TX HR431 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the city of Victoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-07 - Reported enrolled [HR431 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR431-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 431 |
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Victoria are gathering in Austin on | ||
April 7 and 8, 2021, and this occasion offers a welcome opportunity | ||
to pay tribute to this remarkable city; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1824 by Martin De Leon, the city was named | ||
Guadalupe Victoria after the first president of Mexico; it was | ||
renamed Victoria following the Texas Revolution and incorporated | ||
under the Republic of Texas in 1839; later that century, Victoria | ||
became a major junction on the routes between San Antonio, Austin, | ||
northern Mexico, and the ports of the Gulf Coast, and at the same | ||
time, was developing into a center for ranching and commercial | ||
ventures; by the end of World War II, it was one of the | ||
fastest-growing cities in Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, three major highways, railroads, and | ||
commercial airlines make the area easily accessible, as does its | ||
location on a barge canal connected to the Gulf Intracoastal | ||
Waterway; in addition, Victoria is an educational and cultural hub; | ||
it has a symphony orchestra, a fine arts association, museums, | ||
libraries, and the Texas Zoo, which is home to more than 100 species | ||
of animals, some native to Texas and others found only in remote | ||
locations worldwide; and | ||
WHEREAS, The largest city in the Golden Crescent Region, | ||
Victoria serves as a health, education, government, and retail | ||
service center for a seven-county market area, and its economy | ||
thrives on the region's petrochemical industry, oil and gas | ||
exploration, retail trade, and agriculture; and | ||
WHEREAS, Boasting the appeal of big-city convenience and | ||
small-town friendliness, Victoria is one of the treasures of the | ||
Lone Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in the | ||
place they call home; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor the city of Victoria and extend to its | ||
residents sincere best wishes for the future. | ||
Morrison | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 431 was adopted by the House on April | ||
1, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||