Bill Text: TX HR170 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Baytown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-15 - Reported enrolled [HR170 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR170-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 170 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Baytown are celebrating the 75th | ||
| anniversary of their city's incorporation in 2023, and this | ||
| occasion offers a welcome opportunity to pay tribute to the city's | ||
| history and its integral role in the dynamic story of the Lone Star | ||
| State; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Baytown is situated at the point where the San | ||
| Jacinto River flows into Galveston Bay, and stands adjacent to the | ||
| historic San Jacinto Battleground, the site of the decisive | ||
| engagement of the Texas Revolution; the area, replete with its | ||
| abundance of waterways, was originally occupied by the Atakapa, | ||
| Akokisa, Bidai, and Karankawa people; after pioneers arrived and | ||
| began establishing settlements in the early 19th century, the area | ||
| served as the home of several notable figures in Texas history, | ||
| including three Republic of Texas presidents, Sam Houston, Anson | ||
| Jones, and David G. Burnet; settlers cultivated rice and later | ||
| began harvesting the area's high-quality clay for the manufacture | ||
| of bricks; the latter proved a lucrative industry, and over the | ||
| course of a century, as many as 12 million bricks per year were made | ||
| on Cedar Bayou before being shipped to Galveston; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1908, the Goose Creek Oilfield became the first | ||
| offshore drilling operation in Texas, ushering in the development | ||
| of multiple communities around the oil industry, including the | ||
| "Tri-Cities" of Goose Creek, Pelly, and Baytown; the Humble Oil and | ||
| Refining Company began operations in 1919, and Baytown's local | ||
| refinery, now ExxonMobil, contributed to the production of airplane | ||
| fuel and other vital supplies during World War II; on January 24, | ||
| 1948, the Tri-Cities consolidated and became the City of Baytown; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Baytown's residents enjoy having access to | ||
| such amenities as the Baytown Historical Museum, the Baytown | ||
| Sculpture Trail, the Baytown Art Gallery, Yepez Vineyard, and | ||
| Houston Raceway Park; the city is also home to the Baytown Nature | ||
| Center, which offers visiting birders a glimpse at some of the | ||
| species that migrate along the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail, | ||
| and it boasts the longest cable-stayed bridge in the state, the Fred | ||
| Hartman Bridge, which provides fascinating views of the refining | ||
| industry that has played such a significant role in the city's | ||
| development; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The citizens of Baytown may reflect with great pride | ||
| on their city's rich legacy of achievement as they look forward to | ||
| the many opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the | ||
| incorporation of Baytown and extend to the city's residents sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the City of Baytown as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Leo-Wilson | ||
| Cain | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 170 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 15, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
