Bill Text: TX HR232 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 27 and 28, 2023, as Golden Triangle Days at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-28 - Reported enrolled [HR232 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR232-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 232 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, | ||
| and surrounding communities are gathering in Austin on February 27 | ||
| and 28, 2023, to celebrate Golden Triangle Days at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated on the Gulf Coast and western Louisiana | ||
| border, amid low marshland, this region within Jefferson and Orange | ||
| Counties is well known for its rich natural resources, and in its | ||
| early years, the area grew as an active riverport that served as a | ||
| center for cattle raisers, farmers, lumber workers, and rice | ||
| millers; the discovery of oil at Spindletop in 1901 led to a boom in | ||
| industry and wealth, and the area of land between the cities of | ||
| Beaumont, Orange, and Port Arthur was deemed the Golden Triangle; | ||
| known for its strong industrial infrastructure, which includes the | ||
| impressive ports of Beaumont and Port Arthur, this dynamic region | ||
| is now one of the largest refining and petrochemical hubs in the | ||
| world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The approximately 400,000 residents of the Golden | ||
| Triangle have access to distinguished educational institutions, | ||
| including Lamar University, Lamar State College Orange, Lamar State | ||
| College Port Arthur, and Lamar Institute of Technology; the public | ||
| also benefits from the extraordinary landscape of Southeast Texas, | ||
| which lends itself to various environmental tourism sites, such as | ||
| Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, the Big Thicket | ||
| National Preserve, Sea Rim State Park, and the McFaddin National | ||
| Wildlife Refuge; moreover, there are numerous historical and | ||
| cultural attractions, including Beaumont's Crockett Street | ||
| Entertainment District, the Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown | ||
| Museum, the McFaddin-Ward House, the Sabine Pass Battleground State | ||
| Historic Site, and the Museum of the Gulf Coast; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2007, leaders from the Beaumont, Port Arthur, | ||
| and Orange chambers of commerce have combined their advocacy | ||
| efforts during sessions of the Texas Legislature, and Golden | ||
| Triangle Days at the Capitol provide an opportunity for citizens to | ||
| build business relationships with state officials and others | ||
| throughout Southeast Texas; this year, representatives from | ||
| Beaumont, Bridge City, Groves, Nederland, Orange, Port Arthur, Port | ||
| Neches, and Vidor are attending the event; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they work to build | ||
| an even brighter future, residents of the Golden Triangle may | ||
| indeed take great pride in the important role their communities | ||
| continue 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 27 and 28, 2023, as Golden | ||
| Triangle Days at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
| delegations sincere best wishes for a rewarding and memorable stay | ||
| in Austin. | ||
| Phelan | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 232 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
