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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 30
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WHEREAS, By the wisdom and vision of the Hood County |
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Commissioners Court and because of the continued efforts of |
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John Helsley, the Lake Granbury Area Chamber of Commerce, and |
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the Fort Worth Western Railroad Company, the rural rail district |
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concept was introduced to the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The Cen-Tex Rural Rail District was created in |
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1991 for Hood and Johnson Counties and became the first official |
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rural rail district in the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Alliance of Rail Districts, a Texas |
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nonprofit organization, was created in 2005 to continue the |
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efforts of rural rail district development in the Lone Star State; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Railway transportation has historically played |
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an important role in the development of the Lone Star State by |
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providing important links between the rural and urban areas of |
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our state and by connecting Texas with other parts of the |
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country; and |
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WHEREAS, Communities, regardless of their size, depend on |
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viable transportation options to ship and receive raw materials, |
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manufactured goods, and agricultural products, which helps |
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support area businesses and economic development efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the development of the Cen-Tex Rural Rail |
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District in 1991, 40 rural rail districts have been created in |
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the Lone Star State, encompassing 85 counties; and |
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WHEREAS, Rural rail districts in Texas have been responsible |
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for preserving hundreds of miles of rail likely to be abandoned, |
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planning new rail lines, and attracting new industry to the |
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Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Communities throughout the state have been the |
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beneficiaries of the rural rail district effort, which began in |
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Hood County, Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby commend Hood County for its dedication |
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to rural rail transportation; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Averitt |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 24, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |