HR361 - Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Weslaco Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 361       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Proud residents of Weslaco are gathering in Austin   on February 26, 2025, to celebrate Weslaco Day at the State Capitol;   and          WHEREAS, Located in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley, the   city of Weslaco's site was part of the Llano Grande grant of 1790;   after the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway came to the   area, the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company purchased   a major portion of the grant and platted the West Tract in 1913, and   four years later, the company sold 30,000 acres to the W. E. Stewart   Land Company, from which the name Weslaco is derived; officially   founded in 1919, the town soon had a post office, schools, a bank,   and a fire department, and by 1930, the population had reached   5,300; throughout the 20th century, the city was centered around   manufacturing and agriculture, with facilities that housed migrant   farmworkers and laboratories where new cultivars of produce were   created; and          WHEREAS, Today, Weslaco is home to more than 42,000   residents, and its economy benefits from the educational services,   health care, retail, agricultural, and tourism industries; among   its educational institutions are the Texas A&M AgriLife Research   and Extension Center at Weslaco and the TAMU-Kingsville Citrus   Center, which are both hubs for innovative research that enhances   agricultural productivity and sustainability; and          WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike can enjoy the area's   natural beauty at Estero Llano Grande State Park, the Valley Nature   Center, and Frontera Audubon; the city also hosts a number of annual   events, including the Mid-Valley Lighted Christmas Parade and the   Weslaco Holiday Lights Display, and the Texas Onion Festival   celebrates the 1015 sweet onion, which was created in Weslaco and is   the State Vegetable of Texas; and          WHEREAS, Boasting a rich history, thriving educational and   cultural institutions, and a dynamic business community, Weslaco   has established itself as an outstanding place to live and work, and   its citizens may indeed take pride in the place they call home; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2025, as Weslaco Day at   the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting   delegation.     Martinez     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. 361 was adopted by the House on February   26, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House