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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Many residents of Tyler will be in Austin to |
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celebrate Tyler Days at the State Capitol from February 26 to |
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February 27, 2007, and this occasion offers an ideal opportunity to |
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extol the city's many virtues; and |
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WHEREAS, Nestled among the Piney Woods of East Texas, Tyler's |
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great natural beauty goes hand in hand with the energy and amenities |
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of a bustling modern city, and its residents take justifiable pride |
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in their remarkable hometown; and |
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WHEREAS, Tyler has through the years benefited greatly from |
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the region's abundant natural resources, and agriculture has long |
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provided a strong foundation for the local economy; cotton was |
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originally the predominant cash crop, but by the turn of the century |
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the area was shipping 100 railroad cars of peaches a day and more |
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strawberries than the rest of the state combined; and |
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WHEREAS, A devastating peach blight in 1902 soon revealed |
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itself a blessing in disguise, as farmers turned to growing roses |
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that are now Tyler's most famous export; by the 1940s, more than |
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half the nation's rosebushes came from Tyler, and today the city is |
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renowned as the home of the Texas Rose Festival and the Municipal |
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Rose Garden and Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1930, the area's sandy loam yielded up a |
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different kind of bounty when the East Texas oil field was |
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discovered, and the petroleum industry quickly became a mainstay of |
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the local economy, joined more recently by manufacturing and the |
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timber industry; and |
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WHEREAS, Tyler is also acknowledged to be the area's |
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preeminent medical and educational center, and the presence of |
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numerous state-of-the-art health care facilities contributes |
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greatly to the well-being of local citizens, while the city's |
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top-flight colleges and university open new vistas of learning and |
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opportunity to thousands of students each year; and |
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WHEREAS, The city's recreational options are many and varied, |
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and visitors may choose such diverse and appealing destinations as |
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the Caldwell Zoo, Tyler Rose Garden, Discovery Science Place, and |
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the Tyler Museum of Art, while fishing and boating enthusiasts can |
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pursue their pleasures at Lakes Palestine, Tyler, and Tyler East; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Tyler's greatest asset continues to be its dynamic |
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and friendly citizens, and even as they look back with pride and |
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affection on the city's notable past, they eagerly embrace the |
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challenges and opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate February 26 to February 27, 2007, as Tyler Days at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable visit to Austin. |