1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 425 1-3 WHEREAS, On Tuesday, April 8, 1997, the justifiably proud 1-4 citizens of Denton County will celebrate Denton County Day and the 1-5 county's manifold accomplishments at the State Capitol; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Just north of the Fort Worth-Dallas Metroplex, 1-7 Denton is the fastest growing county in the state and the fifth 1-8 in the nation; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The charming town of Denton is the county seat of 1-10 Denton County, and the current population of the Denton County area 1-11 is 335,000 people; and 1-12 WHEREAS, One of several counties created from the Peters 1-13 Colony Grant by the First Legislature, the county was named to honor 1-14 pioneer lawyer, minister, and Indian fighter John B. Denton; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The famous Denton County Courthouse, built of large 1-16 limestone blocks, was designed in 1895, and it was restored in 1987; 1-17 and 1-18 WHEREAS, The county boasts a lower tax rate than either 1-19 Dallas County or Tarrant County, and it has the highest rating it 1-20 can get for a county its size, a AA bond rating; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Denton County is a center for modern industry, and 1-22 some of the corporate clients located there include American 1-23 Airlines, Texas Instruments, Peterbilt, Texas International 2-1 Speedway, Frito Lay, Boeing, Tetra Pak, Xerox, Federal Express, 2-2 Perot Group, J. C. Penney, and Alliance Development; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Historically a rich agricultural area, the blackland 2-4 soil there produces large amounts of hay, wheat, grain sorghums, and 2-5 peanuts; beef and dairy cattle, and horses are raised there; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Since its earliest days, the settlers of the area 2-7 have been greatly interested in education and religion; the cultural 2-8 opportunities of the area are found mainly around the Arts Complex, 2-9 the University of North Texas, and Texas Woman's University; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Opportunities for recreation include golf, hunting, 2-11 and water sports at nearby Lake Lewisville, Lake Ray Roberts, and 2-12 Lake Grapevine; the citizens of Denton County are to be commended 2-13 for their industriousness and for their gracious hospitality to 2-14 those who visit the area; and 2-15 WHEREAS, It is indeed a pleasure and a privilege for the 2-16 Texas Senate to honor this outstanding county and its fine citizens; 2-17 now, therefore, be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-19 75th Legislature, hereby extend sincere congratulations to the 2-20 citizens of Denton County on their special day; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for this 2-22 outstanding county as a memento of this auspicious occasion. 2-23 Nelson 2-24 Haywood 2-25 Sibley 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on April 2, 1997. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Member, Texas Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate 3-12 ______________________________________ 3-13 Member, Texas Senate