Bill Text: TX SR87 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing January 31, 2017, as Kleberg County Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-01-31 - Reported enrolled [SR87 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-SR87-Enrolled.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join Texans across the state in celebrating January 31, 2017, as
Kleberg County Day at the Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Kleberg County was organized in 1913 by the Texas
Legislature and is named in honor of early settler Robert Justus
Kleberg; and
WHEREAS, Located south of Corpus Christi and bordering the
Gulf of Mexico and Baffin Bay, Kleberg County was inhabited by
Karankawa and Coahuiltecan Indians when the early Spanish
explorers arrived; the area became a part of the Spanish province
of Nuevo Santander; and
WHEREAS, Kingsville is the county seat and largest town,
and other communities include Riviera and Loyola Beach; the
county offers a wide range of recreational opportunities and
events, including boating, hunting, fishing, the Padre Island
National Seashore, the annual Naval Relief Festival, and the
Fiesta de Colores; and
WHEREAS, The citizens of Kleberg County are eagerly facing
the future while continuing to celebrate their rich and colorful
past; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby commend the citizens of Kleberg County on
their many contributions to the growth and prosperity of our
state and extend to them best wishes for a memorable Kleberg
County Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the people of Kleberg County as an expression of esteem from the
Texas Senate.
Lucio
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 31, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate