R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On March 18, 1997, many proud residents of 1-2 Seagoville will be in Austin to celebrate Seagoville Day at the 1-3 State Capitol, in recognition of this illustrious town and its 1-4 contributions to the State of Texas; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Founded in 1876, the town was originally named Seago 1-6 after T. K. Seago, the settler who cleared his land of timber and 1-7 established the community's first store; the first official plat of 1-8 the city was recorded in the Dallas County Deed Records in 1883, 1-9 and in 1910 the post office changed the town's name to Seagoville 1-10 to avoid confusion with a similarly named community; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Located in the rich Blackland Prairie region near 1-12 the Trinity River, Seago was ideally suited for agricultural 1-13 development, and cotton and alfalfa were the two most prominent 1-14 crops; today the economy is more diversified, but residents and 1-15 businesses alike may still take advantage of the area's reasonable 1-16 land prices; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The inhabitants of this bustling little town are 1-18 proud of their small town atmosphere, yet the community's proximity 1-19 to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex enables residents and visitors 1-20 to have easy access to a wide range of big city cultural and sports 1-21 activities; thus, the community truly embodies the best aspects of 1-22 both rural and urban life; and 1-23 WHEREAS, Seagoville also boasts a variety of outdoor 1-24 recreational opportunities at its numerous parks, tennis 2-1 facilities, and senior citizens' and youth centers; nearby Lake Ray 2-2 Hubbard offers nearly 23,000 acres for fishing, water sports, or 2-3 just relaxation, while nature lovers can learn more about the area 2-4 at the Post Oak Preserve and Environmental Center; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Each October, the community celebrates the migration 2-6 of the beautiful monarch butterfly with Seagofest, a fun-filled 2-7 event for the entire family that provides a welcome opportunity for 2-8 residents to pay tribute to their shared history and culture; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The people of Seagoville take justifiable pride in 2-10 their community and in the unique role the town and its citizens 2-11 have played in the development of the Lone Star State, and the 2-12 Texas House of Representatives is proud to join them in the 2-13 commemoration of Seagoville Day; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-15 Legislature hereby recognize March 18, 1997, as Seagoville Day at 2-16 the State Capitol and join the citizens of that town in paying 2-17 tribute to one of Texas' finest communities; and, be it further 2-18 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-19 prepared for the city of Seagoville as a memento of this special 2-20 day and as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-21 Representatives. Tillery Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 362 was adopted by the House on March 18, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House