Bill Text: TX SR134 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 24, 2021, as Aransas County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-11 - Reported enrolled [SR134 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR134-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the citizens of Aransas County, who celebrated Aransas | ||
| County Day on February 24, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This region of thousand-year-old oaks, coastal | ||
| prairie, and sandy beaches was first inhabited by native peoples | ||
| some 8,000 years ago; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1828, the Mexican government awarded an | ||
| empresario grant to bring in settlers from Ireland and Mexico, | ||
| and shortly after the Civil War, the towns of Fulton and Rockport | ||
| were founded as ports for the cattle industry; Aransas County was | ||
| formed in 1871 and named after a Spanish palace; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Aransas County is the gateway to the Aransas | ||
| National Wildlife Refuge, where North America's largest wild | ||
| colony of endangered whooping cranes spends the winter; another | ||
| local attraction, Goose Island State Park, draws more than | ||
| 150,000 visitors annually; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Rockport and Fulton Harbors are the home ports of | ||
| many popular boating excursions for birders, dolphin watchers, | ||
| and devotees of deep-sea and bay fishing, and the area offers | ||
| numerous other exceptional opportunities for angling; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The county's history is evoked by the 19th century | ||
| Fulton Mansion and the Victorian-style Aransas County History | ||
| Center, while the Texas Maritime Museum celebrates the state's | ||
| rich marine heritage; the Rockport Center for the Arts is a hub | ||
| for the region's thriving cultural scene, and the area's many | ||
| annual events include the Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair, the Fulton | ||
| Oysterfest, the Rockport Film Festival, the HummerBird Festival, | ||
| LaMardi Gras, and the Rockport Festival of Wines; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the treasures of the Lone Star State, | ||
| Aransas County is blessed with more magnificent bays than land, | ||
| more redfish and trout than cars, and a chamber of commerce with a | ||
| five-star rating; its citizens may indeed take great pride in | ||
| their heritage and look forward to a future full of opportunity; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 24, 2021, as Aransas | ||
| County Day; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Kolkhorst | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 11, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
