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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Mansfield are gathering in Austin |
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on February 8, 2011, to celebrate Mansfield Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas, the Mansfield area |
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was first settled by Scots-Irish pioneer farmers in the 1840s; the |
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town itself developed some two decades later around a sawmill and a |
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steam-powered gristmill built by Ralph S. Man and Julian B. Feild, |
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for whom it was named; and |
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WHEREAS, The gristmill provided flour to the Confederate Army |
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during the Civil War and later supplied flour and meal to Indian |
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reservations and U.S. Army outposts in West Texas and New Mexico; in |
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1869, Mansfield Male and Female College was founded, later becoming |
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part of the Mansfield Independent School District; the town was |
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incorporated in 1909; and |
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WHEREAS, Mansfield has since transformed from a rural farming |
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community to a dynamic suburb of Fort Worth and Arlington; in the |
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1970s, when the population was just 5,000, civic leaders encouraged |
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graduate students from the Institute of Urban Studies at The |
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University of Texas at Arlington to renovate the downtown, and |
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today, more than 50,000 residents appreciate those efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Boasting 240 acres of parkland and a popular annual |
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Pecan Festival, Mansfield appeals to locals and tourists alike; the |
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city's family friendly atmosphere as well as its easy access to |
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Dallas and Fort Worth helped place it in Money magazine's top 25 |
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places in the nation to live in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Mansfield combines the best qualities of small town |
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life with all the advantages of a thriving Metroplex suburb, and its |
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citizens may take great pride in their hometown's contributions to |
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the culture and economy of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 8, 2011, as Mansfield Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |