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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 598
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the citizens of Williamson County who have come to the |
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Capitol in celebration of Williamson County Day on April 28, |
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2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County is among the fastest-growing |
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counties in the nation, with five of the fastest-growing cities |
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in the country, including Hutto, which has grown by 1,270 percent |
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since 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County is home to one of the |
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fastest-growing health care clusters in America, with five new or |
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expanded hospitals and the new Texas A&M Health Science Center; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County is a center for higher |
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learning, with historic Southwestern University, Texas State |
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University's Round Rock campus, Austin Community College, and |
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the East Williamson County Higher Education Center, all of which |
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have plans for major expansion in the near future; and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County is home to the Electric |
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Reliability Council of Texas in Taylor, which manages the |
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majority of the state's electrical grid, and is home to |
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leading-edge companies focused on the creation of clean, |
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renewable energy for the future; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center in |
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Georgetown is a growing and vital resource for the recruitment of |
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emerging biotechnology, nanotechnology, and medical device |
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companies and for the enhancement of scientific education in area |
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public schools and universities; and |
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WHEREAS, The transportation infrastructure of Williamson |
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County continues to be expanded to accommodate the area's growth |
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and to ensure the safety of its residents and visitors; Leander |
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leads Central Texas with its planned Transportation Oriented |
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Development and active engagement in the completion of Capital |
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Metro's new commuter rail system; and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County is among the safest places in |
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the nation, with one of the lowest crime rates anywhere, and |
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Round Rock, Cedar Park, and Georgetown have been listed among the |
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best places to live, ride out the recession, launch a new |
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business, and retire in America; and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County honors its fallen heroes in |
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Afghanistan and Iraq with the Nathan Chapman Memorial and with |
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generous support for scholarships and other assistance to the |
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families of these honored dead; and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County and its communities have |
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adopted and actively support the Aviation Battalion of the 4th |
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Infantry Division, its soldiers and their families, and looks |
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forward to welcoming these brave soldiers home soon; and |
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WHEREAS, Williamson County is widely known for its |
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exceptional quality of life and for the hospitality, good will, |
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and civic engagement of its citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby declare April 28, 2009, Williamson County |
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Day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the delegation from Williamson County as a memento of this |
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special day. |
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Ogden |
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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 April 28, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |