Texas HR 650: Recognizing April 2, 2025, as Val Verde County-Del Rio Day at the State Capitol.

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89(R) HR 650 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 650

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, Residents of Val Verde County and the city of 

  

 Del Rio are gathering in Austin on April 2, 2025, to celebrate Val 

  

 Verde County-Del Rio Day at the State Capitol; and

  

        WHEREAS, The earliest inhabitants of the region resided in 

  

 the Lower Pecos Canyon, near present-day Comstock, between 6,000 

  

 and 10,000 years ago, and they left behind numerous cave paintings 

  

 and artifacts; in 1535, Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca 

  

 crossed what is now known as the Devils River, an area that was then 

  

 home to the Lipan Apache, Coahuiltecan, Jumano, and Tamaulipan 

  

 people and was later frequented by the Comanche; and

  

        WHEREAS, The community of San Felipe Del Rio, which later 

  

 adopted the shortened name of Del Rio, was established in 1868, and 

  

 Val Verde County was organized in 1885; that same year, the colorful 

  

 Judge Roy Bean was elected justice of the peace in Langtry, where he 

  

 became known as "the Law West of the Pecos," making his distinctive 

  

 rulings from the Jersey Lilly Saloon; and

  

        WHEREAS, Since its earliest days, Val Verde County has been a 

  

 center for sheep and goat ranching, and the wool and mohair 

  

 industries continue to be central to its economy; other important 

  

 employers include the National Park Service, the U.S. Border 

  

 Patrol, and Laughlin Air Force Base, the largest pilot training 

  

 facility in the U.S. Air Force; and

  

        WHEREAS, Tourism and trade with Mexico are also important to 

  

 the county; opportunities for boating, fishing, birding, and hiking 

  

 are found at the Amistad National Recreation Area, and the 

  

 Whitehead Memorial Museum in Del Rio and the Judge Roy Bean Visitor 

  

 Center in Langtry attract visitors interested in the heritage of 

  

 the county's frontier days; in addition, the Laughlin Heritage 

  

 Foundation Museum educates the public on the significance of air 

  

 power in national security; and

  

        WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they work to build 

  

 an even brighter future, the people of Val Verde County may take 

  

 great pride in the important role their unique area continues to 

  

 play in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby recognize April 2, 2025, as Val Verde County-Del 

  

 Rio Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the 

   

 visiting delegation.

  

   

 Morales of Maverick

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 650 was adopted by the House on April 

   

 2, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House