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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens of North Richland Hills are celebrating the |
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70th anniversary of their city's founding in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in present-day Tarrant County, the North |
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Richland Hills area was first settled in the 1840s, and it remained |
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a rural farming and ranching community for more than a century; in |
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1952, a resident named Clarence Jones began to subdivide his |
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268-acre dairy farm into a suburban neighborhood; the new |
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homeowners in the area formed the North Richland Hills Civic League |
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and initially intended to join the neighboring city of Richland |
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Hills; instead, the residents elected to establish their own |
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community on April 25, 1953, by which time there were over 180 homes |
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on what was once the Jones Farm; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1955, North Richland Hills began annexing |
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adjacent neighborhoods, and its population grew rapidly during the |
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latter half of the 20th century; today, it is home to more than |
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70,000 people, making it the fourth-largest city in Tarrant County; |
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a vibrant suburban community, the city benefits from its close |
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proximity to Fort Worth, as well as from being within commuting |
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distance of Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Residents of North Richland Hills enjoy a strong and |
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reliable local infrastructure and an array of city services, |
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including an expansive 800-acre park system; other popular |
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attractions in the city include NRH2O Family Water Park, the first |
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municipally owned water park in the State of Texas, as well as Iron |
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Horse Golf Course, the Richland Tennis Center, and the North |
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Richland Hills Library; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the past seven decades, North |
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Richland Hills has built a well-deserved reputation as a desirable |
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place to live and work, and its residents may take pride in the |
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place they call home; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 70th anniversary of the City of |
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North Richland Hills and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes |
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for the future. |