Bill Text: TX HR361 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Weslaco Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-25 - Filed [HR361 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR361-Introduced.html
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| By: Martinez | H.R. No. 361 | |
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Weslaco are gathering in Austin | ||
| on February 26, 2025, to celebrate Weslaco Day at the State Capitol; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley, the | ||
| city of Weslaco's site was part of the Llano Grande grant of 1790; | ||
| after the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway came to the | ||
| area, the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company purchased | ||
| a major portion of the grant and platted the West Tract in 1913, and | ||
| four years later, the company sold 30,000 acres to the W. E. Stewart | ||
| Land Company, from which the name Weslaco is derived; officially | ||
| founded in 1919, the town soon had a post office, schools, a bank, | ||
| and a fire department, and by 1930, the population had reached | ||
| 5,300; throughout the 20th century, the city was centered around | ||
| manufacturing and agriculture, with facilities that housed migrant | ||
| farmworkers and laboratories where new cultivars of produce were | ||
| created; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Weslaco is home to more than 42,000 | ||
| residents, and its economy benefits from the educational services, | ||
| health care, retail, agricultural, and tourism industries; among | ||
| its educational institutions are the Texas A&M AgriLife Research | ||
| and Extension Center at Weslaco and the TAMU-Kingsville Citrus | ||
| Center, which are both hubs for innovative research that enhances | ||
| agricultural productivity and sustainability; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike can enjoy the area's | ||
| natural beauty at Estero Llano Grande State Park, the Valley Nature | ||
| Center, and Frontera Audubon; the city also hosts a number of annual | ||
| events, including the Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas Parade and the | ||
| Weslaco Holiday Lights Display, and the Texas Onion Festival | ||
| celebrates the 1015 sweet onion, which was created in Weslaco and is | ||
| the State Vegetable of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Boasting a rich history, thriving educational and | ||
| cultural institutions, and a dynamic business community, Weslaco | ||
| has established itself as an outstanding place to live and work, and | ||
| its citizens may indeed take pride in the place they call home; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2025, as Weslaco Day at | ||
| the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
