Bill Text: TX HR63 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2025, as Jim Wells County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - Referred to Local & Consent Calendars [HR63 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR63-Introduced.html
| 89R10181 KRT-D | ||
| By: Lozano | H.R. No. 63 | |
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Jim Wells County are gathering at the | ||
| State Capitol on March 6, 2025; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A landscape of sweeping grasslands and wide | ||
| horizons, the county's early inhabitants enjoyed the region's mild | ||
| winters and abundant game; after the first European settlement in | ||
| 1754, at Penitas Creek, Mexican ranchers developed land grants into | ||
| sheep and cattle ranches; in 1848, the region became part of the | ||
| State of Texas, and it was formally incorporated as a county in 1911 | ||
| and named after the prominent developer and attorney James B. Wells | ||
| Jr.; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With the arrival of the railroad in the 1870s, Alice | ||
| became the most important livestock shipment junction in South | ||
| Texas, and ranching has remained a mainstay of the county's economy | ||
| ever since; cotton and sorghum are key crops, as are hay, corn, and | ||
| wheat; since the discovery of oil in the area in 1931, mining, | ||
| quarrying, and oil and gas extraction have emerged as the leading | ||
| occupations of local residents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Notable communities in Jim Wells County include | ||
| Orange Grove, Ben Bolt, Palito Blanco, Premont, Sandia, and | ||
| La Gloria; the county seat, Alice, is a center for health care, with | ||
| an outstanding medical facility, the CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice; | ||
| the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame in Alice honors Tejano culture | ||
| and recognizes the region as the birthplace of this popular musical | ||
| genre; the area's distinctive history is showcased at the South | ||
| Texas Museum, housed in the 1940s McGill Brothers Building; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jim Wells County benefits from the dedicated | ||
| leadership of its elected officials, including county judge Pedro | ||
| "Pete" Trevino Jr. and county commissioners George Aguilar, Ventura | ||
| Garcia Jr., Renee Kirchoff Chapa, and Wicho Gonzalez; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their vibrant heritage as they embrace | ||
| the opportunities of the future, the citizens of Jim Wells County | ||
| are building on a long tradition of industry, achievement, and | ||
| public spirit, and they are indeed deserving of special | ||
| recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2025, as Jim Wells County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
