H.R. No. 607
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
  recognize February 25, 2009, as Pearland Day at the State Capitol;
  and
         WHEREAS, Pearland is located in Brazoria County; it was
  originally established as Mark Belt in 1893, but in November of that
  year, its name was changed to Pearland to reflect the large quantity
  of pear trees in the area; by 1898, the town had a newspaper, 12
  businesses, and 75 residents, but two years later, its growth
  slowed considerably when it was hit by the Galveston hurricane
  (known as the Storm of 1900--the big one before Ike) and many of its
  fruit trees were destroyed; after the storm, the planting of
  oranges and figs helped revive local agriculture, until the freeze
  of 1918 caused another wave of damage; Pearland bounced back a
  second time, however, and in 1934, oil and gas were discovered in
  the area, prompting significant growth in the decades that
  followed; and
         WHEREAS, Today, the population of Pearland is nearly 90,000;
  despite its proximity to its chief suburb, Houston, and such
  landmarks as the Johnson Space Center and Galveston Beach, Pearland
  maintains its own unique character and its residents enjoy a
  distinctly different lifestyle; in 1999, it was named an
  All-America City by the National Civic League, and its notable
  attractions include Cole's Antiques and Flea Market, which features
  more than 600 dealers from across the state, and Pearland Town
  Center and the Presidential Heads sculptures; and
         WHEREAS, With a colorful history, an abundance of natural
  resources, and a small-town feel, Pearland is a desirable community
  in which to live, work, and raise a family, and its residents may
  indeed take justifiable pride in the place they call home; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby express appreciation to the citizens of Pearland
  for their contributions to the Lone Star State and extend a warm
  welcome to all those who are present at the Capitol today.
 
  Weber
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 607 was adopted by the House on
  February 25, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House