H.R. No. 694

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Garland City Council are visiting the
	State Capitol on March 3, 2011, and this occasion provides a welcome
	opportunity to celebrate the city's history and achievements; and
	WHEREAS, This thriving North Texas community was established
	along the junction of several major railroads in the late 1800s;
	originally known as Duck Creek and Embry, it was renamed in honor of
	H. A. Garland, who served as United States attorney general under
	President Grover Cleveland; and
	WHEREAS, Incorporated in 1891, Garland began as a rural
	farming town and grew slowly but steadily during its first 50 years;
	just over 2,000 people lived there in 1940, but the nation's growing
	industrial needs during World War II brought several new
	businesses, and by the end of the decade, the population had
	increased to around 10,000; today, it is the 12th largest city in
	Texas, with more than 226,000 people; and
	WHEREAS, Garland's progress is now being fostered by the
	visionary leadership of the members of the Garland City Council and
	the Garland Chamber of Commerce; through mutual efforts, they are
	working to enhance the city's economy and to ensure that Garland
	will continue to offer the economic diversity, job growth, and
	favorable business climate that has characterized its expansion and
	made it an ideal place to live and work through the years; and
	WHEREAS, Garland has its own unique history and identity as
	well as numerous performing arts centers, museums, and theaters of
	which its residents can be proud, while its location near Dallas
	allows them also to take advantage of the myriad cultural
	opportunities that the Metroplex has to offer; it is further
	blessed with abundant commercial and natural resources, an
	energetic and forward-looking citizenry, and outstanding leaders
	that are allowing it to continue to play a significant role in the
	prosperity and ongoing development of the Lone Star State; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize the members of the Garland City
	Council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol and
	extend to them best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable stay in
	Austin; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Garland City Council as an expression of high
	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Carter
	Sheets
	Button
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 694 was adopted by the House on March 3,
	2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House