TITLE: Recognizing April 15th, 2013, as Live Oak County Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing April 15th, 2013, as Live Oak County Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Residents of Live Oak County are gathering in Austin on April 15, 2013, to share their justifiable pride in their unique part of the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, In the years before the land became part of Texas, the area now known as Live Oak County was home to Native American tribes, Spanish and Mexican colonists, and Irish immigrants, and this rich cultural diversity has greatly influenced the development of the area; and WHEREAS, The county was created on February 2, 1856, from San Patricio and Nueces Counties and was named after the imposing and majestic live oaks that grew throughout much of the region; and WHEREAS, The rugged beauty of Live Oak County's brushy plains is complemented by the Frio, Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and admirers of the Texas landscape are drawn to such attractions as Lake Corpus Christi and Choke Canyon State Park; and WHEREAS, Area revenue originally came from sheep, cattle, and cotton, but later was diversified by the discovery of oil and natural gas in the county in the 1930s and by the discovery of uranium in the 1960s; and WHEREAS, In addition to George West, the county seat, the communities located in Live Oak County include Three Rivers, Dinero, Lagarto, Oakville, Pernitas Point, and Whitsett, and residents of these towns join in honoring their distinctive part of Texas; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize April 15, 2013, as Live Oak 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 an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the county as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Guillen 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. 1413 was adopted by the House on April 15, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House