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