H.R. No. 402

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kaufman County are gathering in
	Austin on March 2, 2015, to celebrate Kaufman County Day at the
	State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Situated in the fertile blackland prairie of
	Northeast Texas, Kaufman County was home to Cherokee and Caddo
	Indians when settlers arrived in 1840; led by William P. King, a
	group of 40 pioneers from Mississippi established a stockade,
	King's Fort, and a community that became known as Kingsboro; and
	WHEREAS, In 1848, Kaufman County was carved out of Henderson
	County and named in honor of David Spangler Kaufman, a member of the
	Texas Legislature and the United States Congress; three years
	later, the settlement of Kingsboro became the county seat and took
	the new name of Kaufman; and
	WHEREAS, For many years, the steadily growing population of
	this rural county enjoyed a strong economy based predominantly
	around its cotton industry; by 1960, however, the county had taken
	on a more urban character, with more than half of its population
	residing in towns; while still a hub for agricultural exports,
	Kaufman County is now home to an array of manufacturing enterprises
	and a significant government sector, and residents enjoy both
	neighborly communities and easy access to nearby Dallas, one of the
	nation's major cities; and
	WHEREAS, Among the area's many notable sites is the Kaufman
	County Poor Farm, which was established in 1883 to provide housing
	to indigent residents and which made the 2012 Preservation Texas
	list of the state's 10 most endangered historic places; other
	landmarks include the Porter Farm near Terrell, the Spellman Museum
	of Forney History, the Kaufman County Veterans Memorial Park and
	Vietnam Memorial Wall, the Terrell Heritage Museum, and the No. 1
	British Flying Training School Museum in Terrell; and
	WHEREAS, Treasuring their rich heritage as they look forward
	to a bright and promising future, the citizens of Kaufman County are
	indeed deserving of recognition for the outstanding contributions
	that they and their forebears have made to the Lone Star State; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2015, as Kaufman County Day
	at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
	best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable visit.
	Spitzer
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 402 was adopted by the House on February
	19, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House