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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2007 marks the 100th anniversary of the |
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city of Robstown, and residents are commemorating this significant |
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milestone at events throughout the year; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1907 in Nueces County, Robstown was |
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named for Robert Driscoll, Jr., a prominent South Texas businessman |
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and landowner; the town originated from acreage that he sold to |
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Nebraskan developer George H. Paul, who in turn sold parcels to |
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settlers; situated at an important junction of railroad lines, it |
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became an agricultural center with the addition of a cotton gin in |
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1911, and it incorporated the following year; and |
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WHEREAS, Robstown's population swelled in the 1930s with the |
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development of the Winter Garden Region in the Rio Grande Valley and |
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the discovery of oil within its own county; two decades later, it |
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was home to seven cotton gins, five vegetable-packing sheds, five |
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schools, 20 churches, and 220 businesses; today, Robstown is |
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bustling with some 13,000 residents, and the economy has grown to |
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include petroleum and chemical processing, agribusiness, oil and |
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gas production, and transportation; it remains a railroad hub for |
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the Union Pacific Railroad, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe |
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Railway, the Kansas City Railroad, and the Texas Mexican Railway, |
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and it is at the crossroads of two crucial thoroughfares, Texas |
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State Highway 44 and U.S. Highway 77; moreover, as a member of the |
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Texas Yes! program, sponsored by the Texas Department of |
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Agriculture, Robstown has been recognized for its efforts to |
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attract tourism, jobs, and development to a rural part of the state; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The city's engine for economic and community |
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development and reinvestment is driven by several nonprofit |
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corporations, including the Robstown Improvement Development |
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Corporation, the Robstown Industrial Development Corporation, the |
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Pride of Robstown, the Robstown Housing Finance Corporation, the |
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Robstown Area Development Commission, and the Robstown Historical |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the notable projects initiated by these |
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organizations are: tax credit programs for housing at the Sierra |
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Royale and Rancho de Luna Multi-Family Complexes, state funding for |
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home rehabilitation and reconstruction, private housing |
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developments such as Ashlee Estates, the Highway Travel Center, the |
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Southern Development Retail Center on Main Avenue, the Bank of |
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Odem, the Snappy Foods Travel Center, the Tots & Teens Pediatric |
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Clinic, the Hospital District Facility, a hot-dip galvanizing |
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plant, Combex-Westhem, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Corpus Christi |
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Robstown Unit, the municipal parks upgrade, including new |
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playground equipment and additional trees, several motels and |
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hotels along the main highways, and the controlled humidity storage |
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facility for the Corpus Christi Army Reserve; moreover, the |
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possibility of a Robstown Trade Processing and Inland Center is |
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currently under study; and |
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WHEREAS, Home to an enticing combination of new and historic |
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development, Robstown offers numerous annual community events, |
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including a holiday lighting procession, a Juneteenth celebration, |
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a Fourth of July program, a military observance and local hero |
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recognition, Cottonfest, and clean-up and beautification |
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activities; in addition, Robstown citizens are often represented in |
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the Feria de Las Flores pageant; and |
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Robstown kicked off centennial |
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festivities with the grand opening of the Richard M. Borchard |
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Regional Fairgrounds on January 13, 2007; complete with a spacious |
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banquet hall, two exhibit halls, a central pavilion arena, and a |
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livestock area, the 500-acre facility will host an array of events, |
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including the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show; and |
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WHEREAS, The city of Robstown embraces and promotes its proud |
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history, culture, and tradition by, among other things, supporting |
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its local schools, its children, and its children's activities, |
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including sporting and academic events, where they are proudly |
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known as the Cottonpickers; and |
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WHEREAS, With a recently revitalized downtown and several |
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community projects in the works, Robstown is poised for a future of |
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growth, development, and opportunity; now, 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 residents of Robstown on their |
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centennial celebration and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; 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 of Robstown as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2053 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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