HR65 - Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 65       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Proud residents of Bee County are gathering at the   State Capitol to celebrate Bee County Day on February 26, 2025; and          WHEREAS, While artifacts indicate that the region was   originally inhabited 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, the first permanent   European settlers arrived in the early 19th century, and 11 area   landowners were among the signers of the Texas Declaration of   Independence; and          WHEREAS, Bee County was officially organized on January 25,   1858, and named for Barnard E. Bee Sr., a South Carolina attorney,   soldier, and statesman who joined the Army of the Republic of Texas   and later served as secretary of war under Sam Houston; and          WHEREAS, Located in the South Texas Plains vegetation region,   the county covers 880 square miles that slope gently toward the Gulf   Coast, and its economy is dominated by health care and social   assistance, retail trade, and public administration; and          WHEREAS, Bee County citizens can take pride in an array of   attractions for residents and visitors to explore; Beeville is the   county seat, and it has successfully revitalized its downtown   district and has been named a Texas Main Street City by the Texas   Historical Commission; Coastal Bend College-Beeville offers   occupational as well as academic classes for its students, and it   has the oldest academic educational glassblowing facility in the   state; the Beeville Art Museum, which is funded by the Joe Barnhart   Foundation, is housed in the beautiful and historic Esther Barnhart   House; in addition, visitors come from all across Texas to   celebrate the state's rich traditions at Western Week; other towns   in the county include Skidmore, Blue Berry Hill, Pettus, Tuleta,   Tynan, Pawnee, Normanna, and Mineral; and          WHEREAS, Bee County benefits from the dedicated leadership of   its elected officials, including county commissioners Kristofer   Linney, Dennis DeWitt, Sammy Farias, Tino Olivares, and George   B. Morrill III; and          WHEREAS, Residents of Bee County are working together to   build an even brighter future, and this special day provides a   fitting opportunity to pay tribute to the county and its people;   now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2025, as Bee County Day   at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting   delegation.     Lozano     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 65 was adopted by the House on February   26, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House