H.R. No. 118
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Arlington Independence Day Parade is the oldest
  and longest-running citywide event in the community, and over the
  years, it has become a highly anticipated local tradition; and
         WHEREAS, Started by Dottie Lynn and Church Women United in
  1965, the first parade was a charming, homespun affair featuring
  children on bicycles decorated with red, white, and blue, riding
  through Randol Mill Park; and
         WHEREAS, In the decades since, the event has grown into a
  grand, two-mile parade that winds through Arlington's downtown as
  well as the College Park District at The University of Texas at
  Arlington; the parade's more than 150 entries include homemade and
  professionally built floats created by businesses, nonprofit
  organizations, churches, and youth groups, accompanied by the
  stirring rhythm of marching bands from the city's high schools; and
         WHEREAS, The parade is organized by the Arlington 4th of July
  Association, and it benefits from the generosity of its sponsors;
  drawing some 75,000 spectators, the event has featured many notable
  local celebrities as grand marshal, and each year, the parade is
  dedicated to a different area organization or group, such as UTA
  alumni, the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, and the men and women of our
  country's armed forces; and
         WHEREAS, For more than a half century, the Arlington
  Independence Day Parade has provided a festive opportunity for area
  residents to express their patriotism and celebrate our nation's
  founding in the company of their fellow citizens; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize the annual
  Arlington Independence Day Parade and extend to all those
  associated with the event sincere best wishes for the future.
 
  Turner of Tarrant
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 118 was adopted by the House on
  October 14, 2021, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House