[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 62 (Thursday, April 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEACH CITY

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                            HON. BRIAN BABIN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 21, 2016

  Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 
50th anniversary of Beach City, in Chambers County, Texas.
  Located between Trinity Bay and San Jacinto River, Beach City sits 
about eight miles southeast of Baytown, in western Chambers County. 
Through the 1800s this area was host to a number of bayside settlements 
and camps, and many scenes from the struggle for Texas independence.
  In March 1836, following the fall of the Alamo and massacre at 
Goliad, Gen. Sam Houston ordered a retreat known as The Runaway Scrape. 
On the way to join up with the fleeing Texian Army, the famed Twin 
Sisters cannons passed through present-day Beach City, just in time to 
provide Gen. Houston with the firepower necessary to defeat the Mexican 
Army, and secure Texas' independence at the Battle of San Jacinto.
  By the 1960s, facing possible annexation by nearby Baytown, Beach 
City residents overwhelmingly voted to incorporate. On April 11, 1966, 
Beach City's nearly 500 permanent residents officially incorporated. 
Newly established, Beach City had its first election on May 21, 1966, 
where the people chose Eloice Jordan to serve as their first mayor. 
Billy Combs currently serves as the 11th mayor of Beach City, a 
position he has held since 2010.
  It is my distinct honor to recognize and celebrate the 50th 
anniversary of Beach City. May God bless Beach City even more richly in 
these next 50 years.

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