Bill Text: TX SR278 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Wise County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-07 - Reported enrolled [SR278 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR278-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Wise County are visiting Austin on | ||
| March 7, 2023, to celebrate Wise County Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located in the northwestern part of the state, | ||
| Wise County was established on January 23, 1856; the county was | ||
| carved out of Cooke County by legislative act and named in honor | ||
| of Henry A. Wise, a U.S. congressman from Virginia who had | ||
| supported the annexation of Texas; at the same time as it created | ||
| Wise County, the legislature decreed that its county seat be | ||
| established within five miles of the county's center, and two | ||
| years later that new community became known as Decatur, after the | ||
| naval hero Stephen Decatur; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The eastern fork of the Chisholm Trail passed near | ||
| Decatur during the latter half of the 19th century, and the town | ||
| prospered as a shipping point and market for local farmers; | ||
| today, it is a center for natural gas production, specialty | ||
| carbon and graphite manufacturing, and health care, as well as | ||
| marketing and processing for area agribusiness; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Decatur is also home to some of the best | ||
| professional rodeo cowboys and bull riders in the world; the many | ||
| champions who have lived or trained in the community include one | ||
| of the most decorated rodeo cowboys of all time, Trevor Brazile, | ||
| as well as Tuf Cooper and Texas Rodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper, | ||
| both of the famed Cooper family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Visitors to Wise County are drawn by such historic | ||
| attractions as the Waggoner Mansion, the Wise County Heritage | ||
| Museum, the Wise County Veterans Park, and the pink granite Wise | ||
| County Courthouse, which was completed in 1896; the county also | ||
| offers a variety of recreational opportunities at Lake | ||
| Bridgeport, Eagle Mountain Lake, and the Caddo-Lyndon B. Johnson | ||
| National Grasslands; in addition, area residents commemorate | ||
| their heritage with the annual Butterfield Stage Days Festival in | ||
| May, the Wise County Old Settlers Reunion in July, and the | ||
| Chisholm Trail Days and Western Heritage Festival in August; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their history as they embrace the | ||
| opportunities of the future, the citizens of Wise County take | ||
| great pride in their community, and it is indeed fitting to honor | ||
| their unique contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as Wise County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
| Parker | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 7, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
