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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce |
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are visiting the Texas Capitol on March 8, 2023, providing a welcome |
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opportunity to pay tribute to this outstanding organization and the |
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city it serves; and |
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WHEREAS, The seat of Kendall County, Boerne is located on |
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Cibolo Creek, 30 miles northwest of San Antonio; in 1849, a group of |
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German colonists from Bettina camped on the north side of the creek; |
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they called their new community Tusculum after Cicero's home in |
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ancient Rome, but in 1852, Gustav Theissen and John James laid out |
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the townsite and changed the name to Boerne in honor of Ludwig |
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Boerne, a German author; the town became well known as a health |
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resort in the late 1800s, and cotton, wool, grain, and lumber were |
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also important to its early economy; and |
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WHEREAS, Boerne was incorporated in 1909, the same year that |
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residents established the Boerne Independent School District; the |
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construction of Interstate 10 and the city's proximity to San |
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Antonio spurred growth beginning in the 1960s, and today, Boerne |
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boasts a population of more than 19,000; visitors and residents |
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alike enjoy a range of recreational opportunities, including the |
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Cibolo Nature Center, Boerne City Lake Park, and Cascade Caverns; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Under the exceptional leadership of president and |
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CEO Kimberley Blohm, the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce serves |
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as the voice of the local business community; currently made up of |
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approximately 900 members who represent more than 17,500 area |
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employees, the chamber promotes responsible and progressive |
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economic development through advocacy and education; and |
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WHEREAS, The Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce has played an |
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important role in enhancing the city's vitality and quality of |
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life, and all those associated with the organization are deserving |
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of recognition for their dedicated efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2023, as Greater Boerne |
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Chamber of Commerce Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm |
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welcome to the visiting delegation. |