TX HR760

Designates April 9, 2025, as City of Kenedy Day at the Texas State Capitol and welcomes the visiting delegation from Kenedy

Recognizes Kenedy's history, established in 1886 as Kenedy Junction along the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway, named after benefactor Mifflin Kenedy, and formally incorporated in 1910 with approximately 1,150 residents

Notes the city's origins trace to a 1788 royal Spanish land grant to Carlos Martínez

Highlights Kenedy's current status as an economic center for Karnes County with more than 3,400 residents, supported by farming, ranching, oil, gas, and uranium industries, located at the epicenter of the Eagle Ford Shale

Resolution adopted by the House on April 17, 2025, with a vote of 133 yeas, 7 nays, and 2 present not voting