Bill Text: TX HR133 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 8, 2023, as Live Oak County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Reported enrolled [HR133 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR133-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 133 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Live Oak County are gathering in Austin | ||
| on February 8, 2023, to celebrate Live Oak County Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the years before it became part of Texas, the area | ||
| now known as Live Oak County was home to Native American tribes, | ||
| Spanish and Mexican colonists, and Irish immigrants, and this | ||
| diversity of cultures greatly influenced the development of the | ||
| area; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Live Oak County was created on February 2, 1856, | ||
| from parts of San Patricio and Nueces Counties and was named after | ||
| the imposing and majestic tree that grew throughout much of the | ||
| region; the economy was initially driven by the raising of sheep, | ||
| cattle, and cotton, but it was diversified by the discovery of oil | ||
| and natural gas in the 1930s and uranium in the 1960s; in recent | ||
| years, new technologies have improved the extraction of valuable | ||
| hydrocarbons from the Eagle Ford Shale underlying the county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The rugged beauty of Live Oak County's brushy plains | ||
| is complemented by the Frio, Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and | ||
| lovers of the Texas landscape are drawn to such attractions as Lake | ||
| Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon State Park; the town of Three Rivers | ||
| delights residents and visitors alike with its annual Salsa | ||
| Festival, and other notable communities include George West, the | ||
| county seat, as well as Dinero, Lagarto, Pernitas Point, and | ||
| Whitsett; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich and colorful history as they | ||
| work together to build a bright future, the citizens of Live Oak | ||
| 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 8, 2023, as Live Oak County | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
| sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in | ||
| Austin. | ||
| Guillen | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 133 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
