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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Plainview is celebrating the centennial |
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of its incorporation; and |
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WHEREAS, Plainview was settled originally in the 1880s by Z. |
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T. Maxwell and Edwin Lowden Lowe and their families, who set up a |
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post office and named the town for the vast, treeless plain all |
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around; in 1888, Hale County was established, with Plainview as the |
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county seat; and |
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WHEREAS, The arrival of the Pecos and Northern Texas Railroad |
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in 1906 helped the town to grow, and in 1907, Plainview was |
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incorporated; by 1910 it had a population of almost 3,000 and was |
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home to two colleges, including Wayland Baptist University, and an |
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opera house; and |
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WHEREAS, The introduction of irrigation in 1910 allowed more |
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growth, and the Texas Land and Development Company drew settlers |
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from all over the country with the promise of flat, fertile, |
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well-irrigated land; today Plainview is the processing and |
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distribution center of one of the country's most important |
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agriculture regions, and companies like Azteca Milling and Cargill |
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Meat Solutions contribute greatly to its continuing prosperity; and |
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WHEREAS, The city offers its citizens such cultural and |
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recreational amenities as the Plainview Symphony, the Plainview |
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Municipal Golf Course, and the Llano Estacado Museum on the campus |
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of Wayland Baptist University; additionally, residents and |
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visitors alike may enjoy the Plainview Cattle Drive, a city-wide |
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display of 45 handpainted fiberglass cows, which was created to |
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promote the city's annual Cowboy Days every September; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Plainview are justifiably proud of |
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their history and their contributions to the Lone Star State, and it |
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is fitting to pay tribute to their hometown's first 100 years; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the city of Plainview on its |
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centennial and extend best wishes to the residents of Plainview for |
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a fine year of celebration; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the city as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Heflin |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1693 was adopted by the House on May |
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11, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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