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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Pleasanton are gathering in |
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Austin on March 8, 2023, to celebrate Pleasanton Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated in Atascosa County at the juncture of the |
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Atascosa River and Bonita Creek, Pleasanton was founded in 1858 as |
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the new county seat and took its name from early settler John |
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Pleasant; though the county seat was moved to Jourdanton in 1910, |
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the town continued to thrive, and it was officially incorporated in |
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1917; over the years, it became a gathering place for cowboys |
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driving cattle to Kansas and eventually adopted the moniker the |
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"Birthplace of the Cowboy"; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Pleasanton boasts a population of nearly |
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11,000 people and is known as "The City of Live Oaks and Friendly |
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Folks"; the community is served by the Pleasanton Independent |
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School District, which encompasses a primary, elementary, junior |
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high, and high school, and it benefits from the educational and |
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vocational opportunities provided by Coastal Bend College; local |
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residents and visitors enjoy a number of annual community events, |
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including Cowboy Heritage Days, Merry on Main, and a Fourth of July |
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celebration; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Pleasanton are working to preserve |
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the best of their past while building a future of expanding |
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opportunity, and its citizens may indeed take pride in the role |
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their community plays in the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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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 Pleasanton Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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delegation. |