Bill Text: TX SR469 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 25, 2023, as Wilson County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-25 - Reported enrolled [SR469 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR469-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Wilson County are gathering in | ||
| Austin on April 25, 2023, to celebrate Wilson County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Situated on the upper coastal plain of South | ||
| Texas, Wilson County was initially inhabited by Native Americans | ||
| of the Coahuiltecan linguistic family; Spanish explorers | ||
| traveled through the area in the early 18th century, and | ||
| permanent settlement began some time before 1830; the first Anglo | ||
| settlers arrived in the late 1840s, and in the following decades, | ||
| the region attracted a number of planters from the southern | ||
| states as well as German and Polish immigrants from other Texas | ||
| counties; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Wilson County was officially established on | ||
| February 13, 1860, and the town of Sutherland Springs was | ||
| designated as its first county seat; named for James C. Wilson, a | ||
| legislator and member of the Somervell expedition, the county | ||
| encompasses sections that were originally part of Bexar and | ||
| Karnes Counties; the county seat alternated between Sutherland | ||
| Springs and Lodi before a November 1873 election named | ||
| Floresville as the new county seat, a decision that is still in | ||
| effect today; the county's other communities include Poth, | ||
| Stockdale, La Vernia, and Pandora; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A significant portion of Wilson County is | ||
| considered prime farmland, and the area serves as an important | ||
| source of peanuts, hay, sorghum, oats, wheat, corn, watermelons, | ||
| peaches, and pecans; the county has also benefited from the | ||
| ranching industry, and cattle, dairy, hogs, and poultry have long | ||
| been major agricultural products in the region; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The people of Wilson County take great pride in | ||
| their rich history as they work together to build an even | ||
| brighter future, and it is indeed fitting to honor them for | ||
| their unique contributions to the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize April 25, 2023, as Wilson County | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
| delegation. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 25, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
