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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Granbury Regional Airport has received the 2023 Most |
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Improved Airport award from the Texas Department of Transportation |
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Aviation Division; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as the "Friendliest Little Airport in Texas," |
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Granbury Regional Airport is a city-owned facility located near the |
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central business district of Granbury; it previously had the |
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shortest runway among similar airports in the area, which limited |
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its ability to accommodate increasing rates of tourism to the |
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community; to help solve this problem, the airport secured |
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approximately $32 million in funding from TxDOT and the City of |
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Granbury and broke ground on a major project to add a longer runway; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The undertaking involved land acquisition, |
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transmission line relocation, and an environmental assessment, |
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among other extensive planning efforts; after three phases of |
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construction, the project was officially completed in November |
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2022, and the airport today features a runway spanning 5,200 feet in |
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length and 75 feet in width, as well as a full-length parallel |
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taxiway, a terminal apron spanning 8,000 square yards, LED runway |
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edge lighting, precision approach path indicators, and an airfield |
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electrical vault; in addition, the former runway was converted to a |
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taxiway; and |
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WHEREAS, Granbury Regional Airport plays an important role in |
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the transportation system of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and this |
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award is a fitting acknowledgment of the facility's most recent |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Granbury Regional Airport on |
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receiving the 2023 Most Improved Airport award from the Texas |
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Department of Transportation Aviation Division and extend to all |
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those associated with the facility sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the airport as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Slawson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1100 was adopted by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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