TX HR827

Recognizes April 10, 2025, as Donna Day at the State Capitol and welcomes the visiting delegation from the city of Donna, Texas

Donna is located in the Rio Grande Valley on land originally granted to Lino Cabazos by the Mexican state of Tamaulipas in 1834, with the town founded in 1904 and incorporated in 1908

Named after Donna Hooks Fletcher, daughter of town co-founder Thomas Jefferson Hooks, who helped establish the La Blanca Agricultural Company that purchased 23,000 acres

Current population exceeds 16,000 residents, with an economy supported by retail, educational services, tourism, and agriculture

The city connects to Río Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico via an international bridge that averages 60,000 crossings per month