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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives from the Cleburne Chamber of |
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Commerce and the Cleburne Tuesday Forum are visiting the State |
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Capitol on March 3, 2009, and this occasion provides a fitting |
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opportunity to pay tribute to the rich history of this Johnson |
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County community; and |
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WHEREAS, The county seat, Cleburne was incorporated in 1871 |
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and named in honor of Confederate general Patrick R. Cleburne; |
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built near the earliest Johnson County road, it grew steadily as a |
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crossroads and transportation center; in 1881, the Gulf, Colorado, |
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and Santa Fe Railway was completed, stretching from Fort Worth |
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through Cleburne to Temple, and by 1890, the town's population had |
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risen to nearly 3,800; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1919, 84 charter members established the Cleburne |
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Chamber of Commerce with the goal of increasing local business; |
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around the time of its inception, the chamber was serving a |
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population of more than 12,000, and one of its first priorities was |
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to give the citizens better roads; after helping build U.S. Highway |
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67, the organization worked to develop State Highway 122, which led |
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from Cleburne to Weatherford, and it also focused on promoting such |
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vital industries as agriculture; today, the chamber continues to |
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serve as a focal point for business and community development and is |
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commemorating the 90th anniversary of its founding in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, By the late 1960s, another group of dedicated |
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residents had emerged to address the concerns of the community; |
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created by local Rotarians as a platform for discussing current |
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issues, the Cleburne Tuesday Forum is made up of the top 100 |
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business leaders in Johnson County, who come together for monthly |
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luncheons; working alongside one another, the Cleburne Tuesday |
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Forum and Chamber of Commerce serve an area that today includes 40 |
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manufacturing facilities, a regional hospital, a community college |
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extension center, and a population of nearly 30,000; the city also |
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features Cleburne State Park, Lake Pat Cleburne, and Carnegie |
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Library, which houses the Layland Museum and a community theater |
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group; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Cleburne are working to preserve the |
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best of their past even as they look forward to a bright and |
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promising future, and they may indeed reflect with great pride on |
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the place they call home; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce and the |
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Cleburne Tuesday Forum for their civic contributions and extend a |
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warm welcome to the delegates who are present in the State Capitol |
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today; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce and the Cleburne Tuesday Forum |
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as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |