Bill Text: TX HR427 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Galveston County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR427 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR427-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 427 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Galveston County are gathering in | ||
| Austin on March 1, 2023, to celebrate Galveston County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Covering approximately 870 square miles of lush | ||
| grasslands, warm beaches, and sparkling waters, Galveston County | ||
| was first inhabited by the Karankawa people and later, several | ||
| Spanish expeditions passed through the area; the county was formed | ||
| out of portions of Harrisburg, Liberty, and Brazoria Counties in | ||
| 1838 and named after Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported the United | ||
| States in the Revolutionary War; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Galveston, the county's seat, is the birthplace of | ||
| the national holiday Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 that | ||
| Union Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3, | ||
| announcing the freedom of more than 250,000 enslaved Black people | ||
| in the state; by the late 1800s, the city had become a center for | ||
| banking and a national hub for immigration, however during the | ||
| Galveston hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in | ||
| U.S. history, the town was devastated and thousands of lives were | ||
| lost; in the wake of the storm, the Galveston seawall was | ||
| constructed; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The ports of Galveston and Texas City contributed | ||
| greatly to the rebuilding of the area after the hurricane, and along | ||
| with the chemical and petrochemical complex, continue to be | ||
| important to the economic development of the county; additionally, | ||
| agriculture, livestock, and the fishing and shrimping industries | ||
| provide jobs for many residents of the region; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Galveston County is a center for medical | ||
| services and marine research and is home to a number of institutions | ||
| of higher education; these include The University of Texas Medical | ||
| Branch, which encompasses schools of medicine, nursing, health | ||
| professions, public and population health, and graduate biomedical | ||
| sciences, and Texas A&M University at Galveston, which is one of six | ||
| state maritime academies in the nation, as well as College of the | ||
| Mainland and Galveston College; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Visitors are drawn to the county's natural beauty | ||
| and miles of beaches and also enjoy such family-friendly | ||
| attractions as the Galveston County Fair and Rodeo, the Galveston | ||
| Island Wild Texas Shrimp Festival, and the Blessing of the Fleet at | ||
| Kemah; other points of interest include the Strand Historic | ||
| District, Schlitterbahn Waterpark, the Galveston Island Historic | ||
| Pleasure Pier, Lone Star Flight Museum, and Moody Gardens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Galveston County is blessed with a rich history and | ||
| abundant natural resources, and its citizens may take great pride | ||
| in their continuing contributions to the story of the Lone Star | ||
| State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as Galveston County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
| Bonnen | ||
| Leo-Wilson | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 427 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
