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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Denton County are gathering in Austin |
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on February 9-10, 2009, to celebrate Denton County Days at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in North Texas, Denton County is bordered to |
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the east by Collin County and to the northeast by Grayson County, |
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and residents of all three are also commemorating Tri-County Days |
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at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Denton County was created by the Texas Legislature |
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in 1846 and named for pioneer preacher, lawyer, and soldier John |
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Bunyan Denton; the early years of the county saw its emergence as an |
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agricultural center, and the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s |
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ensured that the area's wheat and cotton would find distribution |
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across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, The county is home to the University of North Texas |
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and Texas Woman's University, which were founded as Texas Normal |
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College and Girls' Industrial College in 1890 and 1903, |
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respectively, as well as a campus of North Central Texas College, |
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and the alumni of these schools have gone on to make their mark on |
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the history of Texas and the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Further attractions in the Denton area include the |
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beauty of the North Texas Greenbelt, the architecture of the Denton |
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County Courthouse-on-the-Square, and the action of the Texas Motor |
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Speedway; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history even as they work to |
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build a bright future, the citizens of Denton County are |
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justifiably proud of their community, and it is most fitting to take |
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this opportunity to honor their contribution to the story of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 9-10, 2009, as Denton County |
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Days at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the members of |
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the visiting delegation for an enjoyable and memorable stay in |
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Austin. |