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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, George W. Bush was sworn into office as the 43rd |
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President of the United States on January 20, 2001, and is currently |
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serving his second term as president; prior to his presidency, |
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George W. Bush served for six years as the 46th Governor of the |
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State of Texas, the first governor in Texas history to be elected to |
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consecutive four-year terms; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his service to his home state and |
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the nation, an effort has been initiated to have the portion of |
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Central Expressway in Dallas between downtown Dallas and Collin |
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County designated as the George W. Bush Expressway; and |
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WHEREAS, The segment of the expressway selected for this |
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designation is particularly appropriate, as it runs adjacent to the |
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campus of Southern Methodist University, alma mater of First Lady |
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Laura Bush and expected home of the George W. Bush Presidential |
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Library, and bisects the President George H. W. Bush Turnpike; |
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further, President Bush and the First Lady, who lived in Dallas from |
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1988 to 1994, are likely to live in this area of Dallas when they |
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return to Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the effort to designate a portion of |
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Central Expressway in Dallas as the George W. Bush Expressway; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the house of |
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representatives forward official copies of this resolution to the |
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president of the United States, the mayor of the City of Dallas, and |
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members of the Dallas City Council as an expression of sentiment by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |