H.R. No. 622
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Many proud residents of the city of Hillsboro will
1-2 travel to the State Capitol on April 27, 1993, to celebrate
1-3 Hillsboro Day in Austin; and
1-4 WHEREAS, With origins dating back to the year 1853, when Hill
1-5 County was founded by a group of hardworking Texas pioneers,
1-6 Hillsboro became the center of the second largest cotton producing
1-7 county in the world near the turn of the century; and
1-8 WHEREAS, Hillsboro remains a community bustling with energy,
1-9 excitement, and economic growth that is thriving under the dynamic
1-10 leadership of Mayor Henry Moore and city council members Ted
1-11 Whitley, Johnie Wilson, Jim Riggins, Raymond Trompler, Jacqueline
1-12 Fennell, and Harry Payne; and
1-13 WHEREAS, This magnificent city contains countless buildings
1-14 of architectural and historical significance to the state and the
1-15 nation, including the 1893 Hill County Jail and the newly restored
1-16 1881 MKT railroad depot, which have been placed on the National
1-17 Register of Historic Places; and
1-18 WHEREAS, This community takes great pride in its unique
1-19 history and architectural heritage that have contributed to the
1-20 city's recent renaissance; along with the National Trust for
1-21 Historic Preservation, the citizens, businesses, and government of
1-22 Hillsboro have united to create Texas' first Main Street Program, a
1-23 project that has led to the renovation of the downtown commercial
1-24 area and of a residential neighborhood containing more than 250
2-1 exquisite homes of historical and architectural significance; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Hillsboro also is the site of the Hill County
2-3 Courthouse, named one of Texas' 10 Most Historic Properties of 1993
2-4 by the Texas Historical Commission; designed by W. C. Dodson, this
2-5 1890 Second-Empire style structure was destroyed in a tragic fire
2-6 on January 1, 1993, but the community has rallied to rebuild the
2-7 structure and has organized a benefit concert featuring Willie
2-8 Nelson; and
2-9 WHEREAS, Boasting numerous antique shops and document
2-10 collections, this lovely city is the home of the Confederate
2-11 Research Center and the Audie Murphy Gun Museum and Weaponry
2-12 Library, both located at the Hill College campus; and
2-13 WHEREAS, The people of Hillsboro are indeed deserving of the
2-14 attention their city receives from both tourists and historians;
2-15 this year they will gather to celebrate their town's heritage,
2-16 spirit, and hopes for the future at such events as the Confederate
2-17 History Symposium, Cotton Pickin' Fair, Bond's Alley Arts and
2-18 Crafts Festival, and Hillsboro Christmas parade; and
2-19 WHEREAS, Determined to preserve their city's historical and
2-20 architectural heritage for future generations, the citizens of
2-21 Hillsboro have played a key role in Texas' economic and cultural
2-22 history, and their many exceptional contributions to the Lone Star
2-23 State are indeed worthy of special legislative recognition and
2-24 gratitude; now, therefore, be it
2-25 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-26 Legislature hereby recognize April 27, 1993, as Hillsboro Day at
2-27 the Capitol and join with the citizens of Hillsboro in paying
3-1 tribute to one of Texas' finest cities; and, be it further
3-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-3 prepared for the city of Hillsboro as a commemoration of this grand
3-4 occasion and as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
3-5 Representatives.
3-6 occasion and as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
3-7 Representatives.
3-8 Pitts
3-9 H.R. No. 622
3-10 Laney Giddings Naishtat
3-11 Alexander Glaze Nieto
3-12 Allen Goodman Oakley
3-13 Alonzo Goolsby Ogden
3-14 Alvarado Granoff Oliveira
3-15 Averitt Gray Park
3-16 Bailey Greenberg Parra
3-17 Berlanga Grusendorf Patterson
3-18 Black Gutierrez Pitts
3-19 Blackwood Haggerty Place
3-20 Bomer Hamric Price
3-21 Bosse Harris Puente
3-22 Brady Hartnett Rabuck
3-23 Brimer Heflin Ramsay
3-24 Cain Hernandez Rangel
3-25 Campbell Hightower Raymond
3-26 Carona Hilbert Rodriguez
3-27 Carter Hilderbran Romo
4-1 Chisum Hill Rudd
4-2 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
4-3 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
4-4 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
4-5 Conley Horn Seidlits
4-6 Cook Hudson Shields
4-7 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
4-8 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
4-9 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
4-10 Craddick James Smithee
4-11 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
4-12 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
4-13 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
4-14 Danburg Junell Tallas
4-15 Davila Kamel Talton
4-16 Davis Krusee Telford
4-17 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
4-18 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
4-19 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
4-20 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
4-21 Denton Longoria Uher
4-22 Driver McCall Van de Putte
4-23 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
4-24 Dutton McDonald West
4-25 Earley Madden Williamson
4-26 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-27 Edwards Martin Wilson
5-1 Erickson Maxey Wolens
5-2 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
5-3 Flores Moreno Yost
5-4 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
5-5 Gallegos Munoz
5-6 H.R. No. 622
5-7 _______________________________
5-8 Speaker of the House
5-9 I certify that H.R. No. 622 was adopted by the House on April
5-10 27, 1993, by a non-record vote.
5-11 _______________________________
5-12 Chief Clerk of the House