HR135 - Recognizing February 6, 2025, as Howard County Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 135       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Citizens of Howard County are gathering in Austin on   February 6, 2025, to celebrate Howard County Day at the State   Capitol; and          WHEREAS, Situated on the high plains of West Texas, between   the Llano Estacado and the Edwards Plateau and at the crossroads of   Interstate 20 and the Ports-to-Plains designated Interstate 27,   Howard County is a center for oil and gas production, education,   health care, agriculture, transportation, manufacturing, and other   diverse industries; established in 1876, the county boasts a rich   and expansive history, and today, the area is experiencing new and   continuing development as citizens look ahead to the opportunities   of the future; and          WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy an array of   recreational activities found in the trails and green spaces at Big   Spring State Park, Comanche Trail Park, and Moss Lake, and they can   learn about Howard County's colorful past at the Heritage Museum,   the Hangar 25 Air Museum, and the renovated Historic Big Spring; in   addition, the county hosts a number of annual events, such as the   Comanche Trail Festival of Lights, which has earned Big Spring   designation as the Lighted Poinsettia Capital of Texas; area   residents also benefit from the educational opportunities provided   by Howard College and the SouthWest College for the Deaf; and          WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land   that has shaped them, the residents of Howard County may take   justifiable pride in their efforts to preserve the area's rich   heritage and to cultivate a robust quality of life; now, therefore,   be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2025, as Howard County Day   at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere   best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin.     Darby     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. 135 was adopted by the House on February   6, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House