Bill Text: TX HR544 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 28, 2023, as Aransas County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-28 - Reported enrolled [HR544 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR544-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 544 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Aransas County are gathering in Austin | ||
| to celebrate Aransas County Day at the State Capitol on March 28, | ||
| 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Named after a Spanish palace, Aransas County was | ||
| formed from Refugio County in 1871; home to Goose Island State Park | ||
| and the gateway to the 116,000-acre Aransas National Wildlife | ||
| Refuge, the county presents a diverse array of recreational | ||
| opportunities, including fishing, swimming, and birdwatching, and | ||
| its economy is bolstered by boat building, fishing, shrimping, | ||
| resort trade, and tourism; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of | ||
| many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, and | ||
| devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing; the county seat, Rockport, | ||
| was referenced as one of the best places to live and visit by the | ||
| "Today in America" TV show, and it is listed as one of the 100 Best | ||
| Small Art Towns in America by Americans for the Arts; Rockport's | ||
| neighbor, Fulton, is a charming coastal community that offers some | ||
| of the finest restaurants and accommodations in the Coastal Bend; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Aransas County is one of the treasures of the Lone | ||
| Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in the | ||
| vitality of their communities as they look forward to the | ||
| opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 28, 2023, as Aransas County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
| Hunter | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 544 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
