TITLE: Recognizing February 8, 2023, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 8, 2023, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Proud residents of Bee County are gathering at the State Capitol to celebrate Bee County Day on February 8, 2023; and WHEREAS, While artifacts indicate that the region was originally inhabited 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, the first permanent European settlers arrived in the early 19th century, and 11 area landowners were among the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence; and WHEREAS, Bee County was officially organized on January 25, 1858, and named for Barnard E. Bee Sr., a South Carolina attorney, soldier, and statesman who joined the Army of the Republic of Texas and later served as secretary of war under Sam Houston; and WHEREAS, Located in the South Texas Plains vegetation region, the county covers 866 square miles that slope gently toward the Gulf Coast, and with open expanses of grasslands, its economy is dominated by farming, ranching, and agribusiness, along with oil and gas operations; and WHEREAS, Bee County citizens can take pride in an array of attractions for residents and visitors to explore; Beeville is the county seat, and it has successfully revitalized its downtown district and has been named a Texas Main Street City by the Texas Historical Commission; Coastal Bend College-Beeville offers occupational as well as academic classes for its students, and it has the oldest academic educational glassblowing facility in the state; the Beeville Art Museum, which is funded by the Joe Barnhart Foundation, is housed in the beautiful and historic Esther Barnhart House; in addition, visitors come from all across Texas to celebrate the state's rich traditions at Western Week; other towns in the county include Skidmore, Blue Berry Hill, Pettus, Tuleta, Tynan, Pawnee, Normanna, and Mineral; and WHEREAS, Residents of Bee 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 88th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 8, 2023, as Bee County Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. Lozano Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 118 was adopted by the House on February 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House