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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Harris County are celebrating the |
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grand opening of the George H. W. Bush Community Center on June 21, |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the heart of the Cypress Creek Cultural |
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District, the 24,500-square-foot George H. W. Bush Community Center |
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features a grand hall, a kitchen, a meeting room that seats 700 |
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people, and classrooms, as well as space for public events and other |
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activities; and |
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WHEREAS, The facility previously belonged to the Cypress |
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Creek Christian Church and dates back to the 1970s, when the Cypress |
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Creek Christian Community Center partnered with 24 local nonprofit |
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organizations in an effort to provide valuable services to area |
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residents and a gathering place for community groups; while the |
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center flourished over the next several decades, flooding caused by |
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Hurricane Harvey inflicted severe damage on the building in 2017, |
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and it was purchased by Harris County Precinct 4 the following year; |
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the project was later inherited by Precinct 3 due to redistricting, |
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and construction on the new George H. W. Bush Community Center began |
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in November 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, The George H. W. Bush Community Center will benefit |
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the residents of Harris County for many years to come, and it is a |
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pleasure to join in recognizing the vision, leadership, and hard |
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work that have helped bring this project to fruition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby commemorate the grand opening of the George |
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H. W. Bush Community Center and commend all those involved in the |
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establishment of the center for their outstanding efforts; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |