Bill Text: TX HR65 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Resolution 65

Introduced

Bill Title: Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-09 - Filed [HR65 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HR65-Introduced.html

	89R10176 HMR-D

	By: Lozano	H.R. No. 65



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Bee County are gathering at the
	State Capitol to celebrate Bee County Day on February 26, 2025; and
	WHEREAS, While artifacts indicate that the region was
	originally inhabited 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, the first permanent
	European settlers arrived in the early 19th century, and 11 area
	landowners were among the signers of the Texas Declaration of
	Independence; and
	WHEREAS, Bee County was officially organized on January 25,
	1858, and named for Barnard E. Bee Sr., a South Carolina attorney,
	soldier, and statesman who joined the Army of the Republic of Texas
	and later served as secretary of war under Sam Houston; and
	WHEREAS, Located in the South Texas Plains vegetation region,
	the county covers 880 square miles that slope gently toward the Gulf
	Coast, and its economy is dominated by health care and social
	assistance, retail trade, and public administration; and
	WHEREAS, Bee County citizens can take pride in an array of
	attractions for residents and visitors to explore; Beeville is the
	county seat, and it has successfully revitalized its downtown
	district and has been named a Texas Main Street City by the Texas
	Historical Commission; Coastal Bend College-Beeville offers
	occupational as well as academic classes for its students, and it
	has the oldest academic educational glassblowing facility in the
	state; the Beeville Art Museum, which is funded by the Joe Barnhart
	Foundation, is housed in the beautiful and historic Esther Barnhart
	House; in addition, visitors come from all across Texas to
	celebrate the state's rich traditions at Western Week; other towns
	in the county include Skidmore, Blue Berry Hill, Pettus, Tuleta,
	Tynan, Pawnee, Normanna, and Mineral; and
	WHEREAS, Bee County benefits from the dedicated leadership of
	its elected officials, including county commissioners Kristofer
	Linney, Dennis DeWitt, Sammy Farias, Tino Olivares, and George
	B. Morrill III; and
	WHEREAS, Residents of Bee County are working together to
	build an even brighter future, and this special day provides a
	fitting opportunity to pay tribute to the county and its people;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2025, as Bee County Day
	at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
	delegation.