H.R. No. 317
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Tuesday, March 2, 1993, has been selected as Graham-Young County Day
at the State Capitol to honor the area and the people of that illustrious city and county and to
recognize their outstanding contributions to the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Created from Bosque and Fannin counties on February 2, 1856, Young
County was named for Colonel William C. Young, and after its reorganization in 1874, Graham
became the county seat; and
WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas, the county has an area of more than 900
square miles, and through its fertile soil flows the historic Brazos River; and
WHEREAS, Long a center of farming and stock raising, the area also has profited from
coal mining and, after the drilling of the Lindy Lou Well in 1917, from oil deposits which, by
1946, had produced more than 3,500,000 barrels; and
WHEREAS, Young County's tremendous agribusiness potential is based on an
abundance of wheat, cotton, grain sorghums, and the raising of cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats;
and
WHEREAS, The city of Graham was founded in 1872 by brothers Gustavus and Edwin
S. Graham, and its early enterprises included a salt works, gristmill, sawmill, and gin, and in
1877 the Cattle Raisers' Association of Texas was organized there; and
WHEREAS, The Brazos River provides the area with an abundance of natural beauty,
and Lake Graham and Possum Kingdom Lake are the county's crown jewels, renowned for a
myriad of water activities including boating and fishing; another unique outdoor activity, the
one-arm dove hunt, takes place at Olney; and
WHEREAS, The city of Graham, which has continued in the pioneer spirit of its
founding fathers, is home to many fine churches and an outstanding school system; and
WHEREAS, Blessed with a fine heritage, abundant natural resources, and a dynamic
citizenry, Young County is truly one of the state's most outstanding counties, and the efforts of
its residents truly merit special legislative praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas Legislature hereby
recognize March 2, 1993, as Graham-Young County Day at the State Capitol and join the
citizens of Graham and Young County in paying tribute to one of Texas' finest communities and
counties; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Young County as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Finnell
Laney
Alexander
Allen
Alonzo
Alvarado
Averitt
Bailey
Berlanga
Black
Blackwood
Bomer
Bosse
Brady
Brimer
Cain
Campbell
Carona
Carter
Chisum
Clemons
Coleman
Combs
Conley
Cook
Corte
Counts
Crabb
Craddick
Cuellar of Webb
Cuellar of Hidalgo
Culberson
Danburg
Davila
Davis
De La Garza
Dear
Delco
Delisi
Denton
Driver
Duncan
Dutton
Earley
Eckels
Edwards
Erickson
Finnell
Flores
Gallego
Gallegos
Giddings
Glaze
Goodman
Goolsby
Granoff
Gray
Greenberg
Grusendorf
Gutierrez
Haggerty
Hamric
Harris
Hartnett
Heflin
Hernandez
Hightower
Hilbert
Hilderbran
Hill
Hirschi
Hochberg
Holzheauser
Horn
Hudson
Hunter of Taylor
Hunter of Nueces
Jackson
James
Johnson
Jones of Lubbock
Jones of Dallas
Junell
Kamel
Krusee
Kubiak
Kuempel
Lewis
Linebarger
Longoria
McCall
McCoulskey
McDonald
Madden
Marchant
Martin
Maxey
Moffat
Moreno
Mowery
Munoz
Naishtat
Nieto
Oakley
Ogden
Oliveira
Park
Parra
Patterson
Pitts
Place
Price
Puente
Rabuck
Ramsay
Rangel
Raymond
Rodriguez
Romo
Rudd
Sadler
Saunders
Schechter
Seidlits
Shields
Siebert
A. Smith of Harris
D. Smith of Harris
Smithee
Solis
Stiles
Swinford
Tallas
Talton
Telford
Thompson of Tarrant
Thompson of Harris
Turner of Coleman
Turner of Harris
Uher
Van de Putte
Vowell
West
Williamson
Willis
Wilson
Wolens
Yarbrough
Yost
Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 317 was adopted by the House on March 2, 1993, by a non-record
vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House