H.R. No. 605
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Pearland are gathering in Austin
  to celebrate Pearland Day at the State Capitol on February 28, 2007;
  and
         WHEREAS, Situated on the alluvial lowlands of Brazoria
  County, Pearland stands at the center of a region traversed by
  Native Americans and such famous historical figures as Cabeza de
  Vaca, Cavelier de La Salle, and Stephen F. Austin; and
         WHEREAS, Founded in 1882 as a siding switch on the Gulf,
  Colorado, and Sante Fe Railroad, the site was originally called
  Mark Belt after the man whose house served as a local post office;
  in the mid-1890s the Southern Homestead Company constructed the
  town's first building, a rail depot, and the community was renamed
  Pearland because of the abundance of pear trees in the vicinity; the
  depot was the town's only link to the outside world and the center
  of town life; the combination freight and passenger train known as
  the "Bobby Train" was the only way for citizens of Pearland to
  travel back and forth to Houston; and
         WHEREAS, The Galveston hurricane of 1900 destroyed
  Pearland's fruit orchards, but the region rebounded and was
  promoted only 10 years later by the Allison-Richey Suburban Garden
  Company as an "agricultural Eden" where fruit could be raised on a
  commercial scale; and
         WHEREAS, From the mid-1960s to the present, Pearland has
  grown from a population of 1,497 to 80,000, making it one of the
  fastest growing cities on the Gulf Coast; the life of the city is
  enriched with such annual events as the Winterfest in January and
  the Silverlake Sprint Triathlon every May; and
         WHEREAS, With the original railway depot still standing as a
  reminder of its colorful past, Pearland looks forward to an even
  more dynamic future, and it is appropriate to take this opportunity
  to honor it; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2007, as Pearland Day at
  the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation best wishes
  for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin.
 
  O'Day
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 605 was adopted by the House on
  February 28, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House