Recognizing May 28, 2025, as Coryell County Day at the State Capitol.

89(R) HR 1339 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 1339

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Coryell County are gathering in

Austin on May 28, 2025, in celebration of Coryell County Day at the

State Capitol; and

WHEREAS, Situated in the Cross Timbers ecological region of

Central Texas, the area that would become Coryell County was first

inhabited by prehistoric peoples and later by Tonkawa, Lipan

Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians; the region was part of the

Milam Land District, and though it was assigned by the Mexican

government for settlement in 1825, few residents arrived until the

late 1840s, when Fort Gates and other American military posts were

founded to protect locals from Indian raids; in 1854, the Texas

Legislature established Coryell County and named it in honor of

frontiersman and Texas Ranger James Coryell, an early landholder;

Gatesville, which had formed around Fort Gates, was chosen as the

county seat; and

WHEREAS, In its early years, the county's economy was driven

by stock raising and subsistence farming, with corn, wheat, and

cotton being key crops; though the Civil War and its aftermath

brought hardships for many, the economy began to recover in the late

1860s, and the county's population more than doubled between 1870

and 1880; the arrival of the Texas and St. Louis Railway and the

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway in 1882 prompted the

establishment of new communities and provided opportunities for

existing ones; by the turn of the century, the county's population

had grown to more than 21,000 people; and

WHEREAS, Today, Coryell County is home to more than 86,000

residents, and its economy benefits from the retail, agricultural,

corrections, manufacturing, health care, and defense industries,

with the presence of Fort Cavazos and state prisons being key

contributors; notable communities include Gatesville and Copperas

Cove, and among its educational institutions are Central Texas

College and nearby Texas A&M University Central Texas; residents

and visitors alike enjoy such attractions as the Last Drive-In

Picture Show, the Coryell County Museum, and the annual Shivaree

festival; and

WHEREAS, The people of Coryell County take great pride in

their rich history as they work together to build an even brighter

future, and it is indeed fitting to honor them for their unique

contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it

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

Legislature hereby recognize May 28, 2025, as Coryell County Day at

the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting

delegation.

Slawson

Burrows

Guerra

Morales Shaw

Alders

Guillen

Morgan

Allen

Harless

Muñoz

Anchía

Harris

Noble

Ashby

Harris Davila

Olcott

Barry

Harrison

Oliverson

Bell of Kaufman

Hayes

Ordaz

Bell of Montgomery

Hefner

Orr

Bernal

Hernandez

Patterson

Bhojani

Hickland

Paul

Bonnen

Hinojosa

Perez of El Paso

Bowers

Holt

Perez of Harris

Bryant

Hopper

Phelan

Buckley

Howard

Pierson

Bucy

Hull

Plesa

Bumgarner

Hunter

Raymond

Button

Isaac

Reynolds

Cain

Johnson

Richardson

Campos

Jones of Dallas

Rodríguez Ramos

Canales

Jones of Harris

Romero

Capriglione

Kerwin

Rose

Cole

King

Rosenthal

Collier

Kitzman

Schatzline

Cook

LaHood

Schofield

Cortez

Lalani

Schoolcraft

Craddick

Lambert

Shaheen

Cunningham

Landgraf

Shofner

Curry

Leach

Simmons

Darby

Leo Wilson

Slawson

A. Davis of Dallas

Little

Smithee

Y. Davis of Dallas

Longoria

Spiller

Dean

Lopez of Bexar

Swanson

DeAyala

Lopez of Cameron

Talarico

Dorazio

Louderback

Tepper

Dutton

Lowe

Thompson

Dyson

Lozano

Tinderholt

Fairly

Lujan

Toth

Flores

Luther

Troxclair

Frank

Manuel

Turner

Gámez

Martinez

VanDeaver

Garcia of Bexar

Martinez Fischer

Vasut

Garcia of Dallas

McLaughlin

Villalobos

Garcia Hernandez

McQueeney

Virdell

Gates

Metcalf

Vo

Gerdes

Meyer

Walle

Geren

Meza

Ward Johnson

Gervin-Hawkins

Money

Wharton

González of Dallas

Moody

Wilson

González of El Paso

Morales of Harris

Wu

Goodwin

Morales of Maverick

Zwiener

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1339 was adopted by the House on May 28,

2025, by a non-record vote.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House