HR98 - Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Hardin County Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 98       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Proud residents are gathering in Austin on February   18, 2025, to celebrate Hardin County Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, Situated northeast of Houston, Hardin County is   predominantly made up of pine and hardwood forests in the East Texas   Timberlands region; and          WHEREAS, Following the Texas Revolution, the area was split   between the jurisdictions of Liberty and Jefferson Counties; in   1858, the State Legislature established Hardin County, drawing   territory from both parent counties; under state law, the county's   name honored the Hardin family of Liberty, and the county seat also   bore that name; in 1881, the Sabine and East Texas Railroad bypassed   Hardin in favor of its own newly established town, Kountze, which   ultimately became the county seat; and          WHEREAS, Early farmers in Hardin County raised corn, sweet   potatoes, hogs, cattle, sheep, and horses; as early as 1878,   loggers were floating cut timber to the Neches River and on to   Beaumont, and by 1881, at least two lumber-processing mills were   operating in the county; the subsequent arrivals of other railway   companies further stimulated the lumber industry; a big economic   boost came with the discovery of oil at Saratoga and Batson and the   development of the Sour Lake oil field in 1903; today, chambers of   commerce in Kountze, Lumberton, Silsbee, and Sour Lake promote   economic development in their communities; and          WHEREAS, Hardin County is further buoyed by its robust   ecotourism, which offers ample opportunities for recreation and   under the natural beauty of the Big Thicket National Preserve and   Village Creek State Park.          WHEREAS, Residents of Hardin 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 18, 2025, as Hardin County   Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting   delegation.     Holt     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. 98 was adopted by the House on February   18, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House