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79R6842 MW-F
By: Quintanilla H.R. No. 450
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great
pleasure in joining the citizens of El Paso in recognizing February
22 and 23, 2005, as Mission Valley Days in Austin; and
WHEREAS, The Mission Valley area is central to the rich
culture and history of El Paso; the Ysleta Mission and the Socorro
Mission, dating from the 15th century, and San Elizario Chapel,
established a century later, were placed on the National Register
of Historic Places in 1972; and
WHEREAS, The area contains many other historic sites, notably
the Mission Trail, a section of the fabled Camino Real; this region
contributes a unique shopping and dining experience to El Paso; and
WHEREAS, The people of Mission Valley are actively working to
preserve the history and culture of the region, as well as to inform
the citizens of El Paso about their rich heritage; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby express appreciation to the people of Mission
Valley for the preservation of its priceless historic heritage and
extend best wishes to them on Mission Valley Days.