TITLE: Recognizing March 7, 2017, as Freer Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 7, 2017, as Freer Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Proud residents of the city of Freer are gathering in Austin on March 7, 2017, to celebrate Freer Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Situated in northwestern Duval County, Freer is in an area originally known as Las Hermanitas and later called Government Wells; the settlement began to truly develop in 1907 with the discovery of the Piedras Pintas oil field, and the town was officially named for local landowner Daniel John Freer in 1925; and WHEREAS, Freer saw continued growth over the following decade, and in 1938, it was the second-largest producing oil field in the country, leading Life magazine to call it "the last of the tough frontier oil towns"; and WHEREAS, Today, Freer's economy is driven by oil and gas, ranching and hunting, and small businesses, and residents and visitors alike enjoy the annual Rattlesnake Roundup; a number of notable Texans hail from the city, including athletes Jim Acker and Steve McMichael, former state representative Paul Sadler, and former state representative and railroad commissioner Buddy Temple; and WHEREAS, The people of Freer are working to preserve their rich history while building a future of expanding opportunity, and they may indeed reflect with pride on their remarkable contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2017, as Freer Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. Guillen Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 748 was adopted by the House on March 7, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House