By:  Nelson, Carriker                                 S.C.R. No. 71
                             SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas takes great
    1-2  pleasure in recognizing Denton as the Redbud Capital of Texas for
    1-3  its magnificent redbud trees that herald the arrival of spring each
    1-4  year; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The lovely City of Denton has a long and
    1-6  distinguished history and part of that history is associated with
    1-7  the redbud tree; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, In  1937, L. H. Hubbard, President of the College of
    1-9  Industrial Arts, now Texas Woman's University, started an extensive
   1-10  program to make Denton a redbud city; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, President Hubbard established a plan in the 1930s to
   1-12  plant hundreds of redbuds on the college campus and encouraged
   1-13  residents to do the same to their lawns and yards throughout the
   1-14  city; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Through the years Denton citizens have held annual
   1-16  Redbud Festivals, crowned a Redbud Queen, and identified trails
   1-17  lined with redbud trees; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, Designated by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a
   1-19  Tree City USA, Denton encourages the planting and maintenance of
   1-20  the beautiful trees; programs that promote redbud plantings include
   1-21  the landscaping of the future Performing Arts Building provided by
   1-22  the Greater Denton Arts Council, plantings from private donations
   1-23  along Carroll Boulevard, and trees planted in the landscape medians
    2-1  on University Drive with funds from a grant from the Texas
    2-2  Department of Transportation; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, During the Christmas Treecycle program held on
    2-4  January 2, 1993, the Denton Rotary Club donated a redbud tree to
    2-5  each citizen who dropped off a Christmas tree for recycling;
    2-6  approximately 300 redbud trees were donated to Denton schools; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, The Treeline program sponsored by the city utilities
    2-8  department replaces trees under electric lines with low-growing
    2-9  trees including the redbud; and
   2-10        WHEREAS, The citizens of Denton are to be commended for their
   2-11  magnificent efforts to beautify their city through planting and
   2-12  maintaining redbuds and other native trees throughout their
   2-13  community; now, therefore, be it
   2-14        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
   2-15  hereby designate the City of Denton as the Redbud Capital of Texas
   2-16  and extend best wishes to its residents for continued success in
   2-17  the years to come; and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the
   2-19  City of Denton as an expression of the admiration and esteem of the
   2-20  Texas Legislature.