88(R) HR 144 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

	H.R.  No.  144

	R E S O L U T I O N
	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 House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2023, as Wise County Day at
	the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
	delegation.
	Stucky
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 144 was adopted by the House on March
	7, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House