SR407 - Recognizing April 22, 2025, as McMullen County Day.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 407          WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to join   residents of McMullen County as they gather in Austin to   celebrate McMullen County Day at the State Capitol on April 22,   2025; and          WHEREAS, Located in the center of South Texas, McMullen   County is made up of more than 1,000 square miles of flat and   rolling brushland; artifacts discovered in the county indicate   that human settlement dates back perhaps as far as 11,000 years,   with groups of hunter-gatherers in the area until the 1700s; and          WHEREAS, Several Spanish expeditions passed through the   area in the 17th and 18th centuries, but the population was   sparse until shortly before the Civil War, when settlers began to   move in to take advantage of the grasslands where wild mustangs   and cattle could be found; and          WHEREAS, The county was established in 1858, and a group of   resourceful adventurers settled where the Leoncita Creek flowed   into the Rio Frio; the town was first called Rio Frio, then Dog   Town, and finally Tilden, after Samuel J. "Whispering Sammy"   Tilden, the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for president in   1876; the town eventually became the county seat; and          WHEREAS, Cattle and sheep ranching have dominated the   county's economy, though oil and gas have grown in importance   since the 1930s, and the region is also a destination for   hunters; and          WHEREAS, McMullen County residents are stewards of an area   of fascinating history and culture, and their unique county   merits special recognition; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby recognize April 22, 2025, as McMullen County   Day at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the visiting   delegation for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin; and,   be it further          RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in   honor of this special occasion.     Zaffirini                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on April 15, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate