H.R. No. 617

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
	join the residents of Tarrant County and the Coalition of Tarrant
	County Chambers of Commerce in celebrating Tarrant County Day at
	the State Capitol on February 26, 2009; and
	WHEREAS, Tarrant County was created in 1849 and named for
	General Edward H. Tarrant; the third most populous county in Texas,
	it is home to the international headquarters of such corporate
	giants as American Airlines, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Pier 1
	Imports, and RadioShack; and
	WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas on the Grand Prairie
	and the Blackland Prairie, Tarrant County is a popular area for
	vacationing; the county boasts some of the Lone Star State's most
	outstanding cultural attractions, including the Kimbell Art
	Museum, the Amon G. Carter Museum, the Modern Art Museum of Fort
	Worth, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, and the
	National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, The county is home to two of the leading teams in
	professional sports: in Arlington the Texas Rangers are
	headquartered at Rangers Ballpark, a traditional-style baseball
	stadium at the center of a 270-acre entertainment complex, and
	starting in 2009, the Dallas Cowboys, "America's Team," will be
	playing in their new, state-of-the-art, domed stadium; and
	WHEREAS, Nationally famous for such tourism centers as the
	Fort Worth Stockyards and Six Flags Over Texas, Tarrant County is
	often referred to as "Where the West Begins," and the flavor of the
	Old West is still present today in the county's ranchland, museums,
	art, and recreational centers; and
	WHEREAS, Tarrant County is also an important national and
	international transportation crossroads located at the geographic
	center of the hemisphere and at the intersection of a number of
	major highway and rail corridors; moreover, it features such
	outstanding air transportation facilities as the Dallas-Fort Worth
	International Airport, Alliance Airport, and Meacham International
	Airport; and
	WHEREAS, The economic stability and diversity of the county
	owe much to the leadership provided by the Coalition of Tarrant
	County Chambers of Commerce, which represents more than 10,000
	business organizations and brings together 25 chambers of commerce
	from throughout Tarrant County; and
	WHEREAS, Noted for its many contributions to the overall
	quality of life in Tarrant County, the coalition supports public
	policy initiatives that meet the needs of employers, employees, and
	all area residents, and it builds productive partnerships between
	the business community and local, state, and federal governments to
	facilitate positive growth in business and workforce development;
	and
	WHEREAS, The residents of Tarrant County, along with the
	members of the area chambers of commerce, deserve credit for
	maintaining the county's vitality and quality of life and for
	preserving its frontier spirit in the face of urban growth and
	industrial development; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2009, as Tarrant County
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those visiting from
	Tarrant County best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable day.
	Patrick Geren
	Hancock Pierson
	Shelton Smith of Tarrant
	Truitt Turner of Tarrant
	Veasey
	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 Peña
	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. 617 was adopted by the House on
	February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House