TITLE: Recognizing March 20, 2013, as Titus County Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 20, 2013, as Titus County Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Citizens from Titus County are gathering in Austin on March 20, 2013, to celebrate Titus County Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Set among the rolling timberlands of Northeast Texas, Titus County comprises 412 square miles and includes much prime farmland; the county has a population of more than 32,000, with the county seat and largest city, Mount Pleasant, representing a little less than half that total; and WHEREAS, Anglo settlers first moved into the area in the 1840s, and in 1846 the county was officially established by the state legislature; named for Red River area pioneer Andrew Jackson Titus, it developed an agricultural economy, with corn and cotton the major food and cash crops; and WHEREAS, After taking on its present boundaries in 1875, the county remained mostly rural until the 1930s, when oil was discovered near Talco, and people increasingly moved to towns; at the same time, agricultural production began to shift from staple crop farming to livestock ranching; and WHEREAS, Today, the communities of Titus County are centers for health services, food processing, mining, and the manufacturing of trailer equipment, and timber harvesting is also important; Mount Pleasant, known as the hub of Northeast Texas, has been named a Texas Main Street City and one of the 100 Best Small Towns in America; and WHEREAS, The county's four largest lakes offer 17,000 acres of water sports and activities, and Lake Bob Sandlin State Park features hike and bike trails and campgrounds; largemouth bass are plentiful and fishing is a popular pastime among residents and visitors alike; the county's cultural venues include the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College; and WHEREAS, Preserving the best of their heritage while looking forward to the opportunities that lie ahead, the citizens of Titus County are to be commended for their industrious spirit and for their continuing contributions to the vitality of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 20, 2013, as Titus County Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to the visiting delegation for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. Hughes Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1014 was adopted by the House on March 20, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House