Bill Text: TX HR196 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 23, 2023, as Liberty County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR196 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR196-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 196 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Liberty County are gathering in | ||
| Austin on February 23, 2023, to celebrate Liberty County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Inhabited by Native Americans since the prehistoric | ||
| era, the area that would become Liberty County was home to the | ||
| Karankawa people at the time the Spanish established a mission and | ||
| presidio there in the mid-1700s; settlement increased in the early | ||
| 19th century, and Liberty County was organized in 1836 as part of | ||
| the independent Republic of Texas, with Liberty as the county seat; | ||
| the county originally included all of the future Tyler County and | ||
| parts of what would later be Hardin, Chambers, San Jacinto, and Polk | ||
| Counties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated halfway between Beaumont and Houston, | ||
| Liberty County is bisected by the Trinity River and features both | ||
| Coastal Prairie and Big Thicket terrain; the economy was initially | ||
| driven by such crops as cotton, sugarcane, and tobacco as well as | ||
| lumber and cattle, but it diversified in the early 1900s with the | ||
| increased cultivation of rice and the discovery of oil and natural | ||
| gas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike benefit from the | ||
| recreational opportunities afforded by the Trinity River National | ||
| Wildlife Refuge; in addition, the county hosts a number of annual | ||
| events, including the Hull-Daisetta Mayhaw Festival and the Trinity | ||
| Valley Exposition Fair and Rodeo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Liberty County is blessed with a rich history and | ||
| abundant natural resources, and its residents may take great pride | ||
| in their accomplishments as they continue to work toward an even | ||
| brighter future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2023, as Liberty County | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
| sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| Bailes | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 196 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
