Bill Text: TX SR11 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Kenedy County on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-10 - Reported enrolled [SR11 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR11-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Kenedy County on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, | ||
| which is being celebrated October 30, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenedy County was created on April 2, 1921, from | ||
| sections of Willacy and Hidalgo Counties; it was named after | ||
| Captain Mifflin Kenedy, who arrived in South Texas in 1846 at the | ||
| onset of the Mexican War; he had been contracted to transport | ||
| troops and ordnance along the Rio Grande for the United States | ||
| Army; Sarita, the county seat, was named in honor of Captain | ||
| Kenedy's granddaughter; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The early settlers who acquired large tracts of | ||
| the land that would become Kenedy County also included Captain | ||
| Kenedy, Richard King, Francisco Yturria, and James H. Durst, and | ||
| they were instrumental in making the area one of the foremost | ||
| cattle-raising regions in the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kenedy County is blessed with abundant oil and gas | ||
| reserves and with wind farms that contribute to the county's | ||
| energy production; it is also home to some of the state's finest | ||
| resources for hunting and fishing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The people of Kenedy County eagerly embrace their | ||
| rich and colorful past while looking forward to a prosperous | ||
| future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend the people of | ||
| Kenedy County on their many contributions to the growth and | ||
| prosperity of our state and extend to all best wishes for a | ||
| memorable Centennial Celebration; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the county as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on August 10, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
