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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 296
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Ward County are gathering in |
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Austin on March 9, 2023, to celebrate Ward County Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The territory of Ward County was originally home |
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to the Apache and Comanche Indians, and in 1881, the Texas and |
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Pacific Railway built a line through the region, with stations at |
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Barstow and Monahans; the county was created out of part of Tom |
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Green County in 1887 and named for Thomas "Peg Leg" Ward, a |
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soldier in the Texas Revolution who lost his leg to a cannonball; |
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a center for ranching and farming in its early years, the area was |
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transformed by the discovery of oil and gas in the 1920s; during |
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World War II, it was the site of Pyote Army Air Field, and in |
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1957, the Monahans Sandhills State Historic Park was created in |
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the county's northeast corner; and |
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WHEREAS, Monahans, the Ward County seat, was founded in |
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1880 by John Thomas Monahan, an employee of the Texas and Pacific |
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who found water at the site, and it was incorporated in 1928; |
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situated at the hub of the Permian Basin, the town boasts a |
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welcoming business environment facilitated by easy access to two |
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railroads and two interstate highways; and |
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WHEREAS, Even as they celebrate their rich heritage, the |
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hardworking people of Ward County are looking ahead to the |
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opportunities of the future, and they may reflect with pride on |
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their contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 9, 2023, as Ward County Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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Sparks |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 8, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |