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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Jacinto City are observing the |
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75th anniversary of the incorporation of their community on May 10, |
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2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The prairie around Jacinto City was originally |
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sparsely populated ranchland, but during World War II, steel mills, |
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oil refineries, and chemical plants sprang up along the nearby |
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Houston ship channel, and in 1941, developer Frank Sharp built a |
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small subdivision to provide houses for those seeking jobs at the |
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new industries; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1946, a group of local residents came together to |
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form a government, and they called their new town Jacinto City after |
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the nearby monument to the Battle of San Jacinto; that same year, |
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the city acquired a water and sewer system from the federal |
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government; the first mayor, Inch Chandler, opened a grocery store, |
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and during the 1950s a city hall and recreation facilities were |
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constructed; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Jacinto City is home to more than 10,700 |
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residents who can boast of an efficient police department, a |
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well-trained volunteer fire department, and a crime rate and tax |
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rate that are lower than nearby communities; about 100 small |
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businesses are located in the city, as are two banks and the |
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Longhorn Glass Corporation, which manufactures millions of bottles |
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a year for the local Anheuser-Busch facility; and |
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WHEREAS, The people of Jacinto City enjoy the blessings of |
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small town life while also benefiting from the amenities of the |
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greater Houston area, and they may indeed take great pride in their |
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unique part in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the |
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incorporation of Jacinto City and extend to its citizens sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Jacinto City as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |