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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 567
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WHEREAS, Las Colinas, a master-planned community in |
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Irving, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Las Colinas can trace its origins to 1973, when |
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Dallas businessman Ben Carpenter began developing his family |
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ranch, Hackberry Creek Ranch, into a large, mixed-use community; |
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the development started out with around 7,000 acres, eventually |
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expanding to more than 12,000 acres after various land |
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acquisitions; by 1976, the first two corporations had settled in |
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Las Colinas, Allstate Insurance Company and the Associates |
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Corp., and many other companies would soon follow suit during a |
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period of significant growth in the 1980s; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Las Colinas is a thriving commercial and |
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corporate community with over 27 million square feet of office |
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space; it is home to a multitude of national and international |
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firms, including Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and Caterpillar, and |
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more than 150,000 people work in the community for some 7,500 |
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companies; its business environment benefits from the |
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development's close proximity to downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, |
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as well as its easy access to DFW International Airport, the |
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit Orange Line, and a number of major |
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highways; furthermore, the area is home to such educational |
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institutions as Dallas College Northlake Campus and the |
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University of Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, The community has over 40 residential villages |
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and offers a variety of housing options; residents and visitors |
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alike enjoy a range of amenities and attractions, including |
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museums, globally-inspired restaurants, hotels and resorts, |
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championship golf courses, and the Las Colinas Entertainment |
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District, which encompasses the popular Toyota Music Factory and |
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Water Street; in addition, outdoor enthusiasts are drawn to the |
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area for its more than 190 acres of parks and greenbelts, as well |
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as its many lakes, including Lake Carolyn, where activities such |
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as paddleboarding and gondola rides are available; and |
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WHEREAS, Las Colinas has played an important role in the |
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City of Irving for the past five decades, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to recognize the community on this special milestone in |
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its history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Las |
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Colinas and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes for the |
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future. |
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Johnson, 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 May 15, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |