H.R. No. 312 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 the city of Richardson, which has grown since the 1950s from a 1-3 rural community of fewer than 1,300 people into a flourishing 1-4 center of high-tech industry with a population of 75,000; and 1-5 WHEREAS, This Dallas County community is home to more than 1-6 3,600 businesses, including more than 400 high-tech firms, and is 1-7 known nationally for having the second highest concentration of 1-8 companies in the telecommunications industry; in 1989, The Wall 1-9 Street Journal cited it as the nation's number two "Boom Town of 1-10 the 1990s," and in its October 1992 issue, Business Week magazine 1-11 declared Richardson's Telecom Corridor to be one of America's "Hot 1-12 Spots"; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Richardson was recognized as having the most 1-14 efficient municipal government in the United States in a 1984 study 1-15 conducted by the University of North Texas, and the Richardson 1-16 Independent School District has been honored in the past by the 1-17 U.S. Department of Education, the American Federation of Teachers, 1-18 and the Institute for Responsive Education as being one of the top 1-19 25 school districts in the nation; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Richardson adjoins the campus of Richland College 1-21 and is the site of The University of Texas at Dallas, and these 1-22 fine institutions provide excellent educational opportunities to 1-23 undergraduate and graduate students and meet the continuing 1-24 education needs of employees in the Richardson/North Dallas area; 2-1 and 2-2 WHEREAS, The community of Richardson has successfully 2-3 combined the vitality of a thriving city with the charm and 2-4 friendliness of a small town; the people of Richardson are justly 2-5 proud of their city, and their accomplishments indeed merit special 2-6 recognition and praise; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby declare March 2, 1993, to be Richardson Day and 2-9 commend its proud residents for their exemplary achievement in 2-10 building one of North Texas' finest communities; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for prominent display in the city of Richardson as an 2-13 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. 2-14 Madden 2-15 Goolsby 2-16 Madden 2-17 Goolsby