R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The citizens of Temple mark a historic milestone in
1-2 2001, as they commemorate the 90th anniversary of the dedication of
1-3 the Santa Fe Depot; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Founded on June 29, 1881, by the Gulf, Colorado and
1-5 Santa Fe Railroad, the city of Temple was named for chief engineer
1-6 Bernard Moore Temple, who oversaw the construction of the tracks
1-7 through Bell County; the new town was situated where the line
1-8 divided and went north to Fort Worth, south to Galveston, and west
1-9 to Santa Fe, New Mexico; and
1-10 WHEREAS, A boxcar served as the first depot, after which a
1-11 one-story wood structure and then a two-story wood structure filled
1-12 the role; in August 1909 construction began on a new building to
1-13 house both operations and staff, and in January 1911 the
1-14 Prairie-Beaux Arts style edifice, designed by Jarvis Hunt, and the
1-15 platform were completed at a cost of $200,000; and
1-16 WHEREAS, The station was a center of local rail activity
1-17 until 1989, when operations were moved to a new structure; in 1995
1-18 the city purchased the land around the depot and the railroad
1-19 donated the building; the following year Temple received a $2.4
1-20 million Texas Department of Transportation grant, added $1.6
1-21 million to the project, and completely restored the historic
1-22 station; and
1-23 WHEREAS, The Santa Fe Depot was rededicated on July 8, 2000,
1-24 and is now the home of the Railroad and Heritage Museum and the
2-1 future site of the Medicine and Science Discovery Center of Central
2-2 Texas; a second department of transportation grant will be
2-3 dedicated to refurbishing the gardens surrounding the depot; and
2-4 WHEREAS, Since its dedication nearly a century ago, the Santa
2-5 Fe Depot in Temple has served both as a symbol of transportation
2-6 and progress and as a reminder of the state's proud railroad
2-7 history; now, therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-9 Legislature hereby commemorate the 90th anniversary of the
2-10 dedication of the Santa Fe Depot in Temple and extend sincere best
2-11 wishes to all its administrators, staff, volunteers, and visitors;
2-12 and, be it further
2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14 prepared for prominent display at the Santa Fe Depot as an
2-15 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Delisi
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 335 was adopted by the House on
February 28, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House