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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 328
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Denton County are gathering in |
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Austin on March 22, 2023, to celebrate Denton County Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in North Texas and serving as the gateway |
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to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Denton County was created from the |
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Peters colony grant by the Texas Legislature in 1846 and named |
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for pioneer, preacher, lawyer, and soldier John Bunyan Denton; |
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the early years of the county saw its emergence as an |
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agricultural center, and the arrival of the railroads in the |
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1880s ensured that the region's wheat and cotton would find |
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distribution across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, The county has experienced remarkable growth in |
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recent years, and with a population of about 980,000, Denton is |
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one of the fastest growing counties in the nation; it has drawn a |
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number of corporate residents as well, including Federal |
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Express, Sally Beauty Holdings, Target, WinCo, Safran, and |
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Peterbilt Motors; and |
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WHEREAS, The City of Denton, the county seat, is home to |
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the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, which |
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were founded as Texas Normal College and Girls' Industrial |
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College in 1890 and 1903, respectively; nearby Corinth hosts a |
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campus of North Central Texas College, which offers technical and |
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occupational classes to residents throughout the county and |
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beyond, and the area is further served by 11 public school |
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districts educating thousands of young Texans at nearly 100 |
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facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Other attractions in the area include the |
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wilderness of the North Texas Greenbelt and the architecture of |
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the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square; moreover, the county |
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is part of the North Texas Horse Country, which is one of the |
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largest regions for horse breeding and training in the |
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southwestern United States, and the county also boasts the |
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second-largest sports facility in the nation, the Texas Motor |
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Speedway, which draws hundreds of thousands of race fans each |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county |
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are working to preserve the best of their past even as they look |
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forward to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to |
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figure prominently in the story of the Lone Star State in the |
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years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 22, 2023, as Denton County Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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Springer, Parker |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 22, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |