HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature is indeed proud to designate 1-2 March 30-31, 1999, as Marshall Days at the State Capitol to honor 1-3 the citizens of that historic community for their contributions to 1-4 the state; and 1-5 WHEREAS, From the time it was first settled in 1839, Marshall 1-6 has offered Texans opportunity and reward; by the mid-1800s, the 1-7 city was one of the largest and wealthiest in the state, with its 1-8 fortunes built on cotton, timber, and the railroads; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Marshall was the first town in Texas to have a 1-10 telegraph, and in 1854 a link with New Orleans gave Texans quick 1-11 access to national events, a real advantage in the grim war years 1-12 to come; and 1-13 WHEREAS, This East Texas community quickly rebounded during 1-14 Reconstruction with the growth of the railroads and a renewed 1-15 commitment to education: Marshall University and Marshall Masonic 1-16 Female Institute were already respected regional centers of 1-17 learning; the openings of Wiley College in 1873 and Bishop College 1-18 in 1881 broadened educational opportunities for all Texans, and the 1-19 addition of East Texas Baptist College in 1914, renamed East Texas 1-20 University in 1984, confirmed the city's dedication to higher 1-21 learning; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Today, the 19th-century and early 20th-century 1-23 buildings that make up the town's Ginocchio National Historic 1-24 District offer visitors a real glimpse into the past, and a number 2-1 of original homes can still be visited, providing tourists a chance 2-2 to sit in the shade of a veranda and marvel at the buildings' 2-3 finely turned woodwork and cut stone; and 2-4 WHEREAS, While the growth of this picturesque community has 2-5 continued through the years, it maintains the small-town virtues 2-6 that are a hallmark of Texas culture; in 1976, Marshall was 2-7 designated an All American City by the National Municipal League, 2-8 and the community is also widely known for its magnificent 2-9 Wonderland of Lights event, which is one of the largest concerted 2-10 holiday light shows in the nation; and 2-11 WHEREAS, The residents of Marshall are justifiably proud of 2-12 their city and their contributions to Texas history, and the Lone 2-13 Star State is justly proud of them and their success; now, 2-14 therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-16 hereby designate March 30-31, 1999, as Marshall Days at the Capitol 2-17 and join with the citizens of Marshall in honoring this outstanding 2-18 community; and, be it further 2-19 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-20 prepared for prominent display in the city of Marshall as an 2-21 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and 2-22 Senate. Sadler Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 122 was adopted by the House on March 31, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 122 was adopted by the Senate on April 6, 1999, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor