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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Garland City Council are visiting the |
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State Capitol on March 3, 2011, and this occasion provides a welcome |
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opportunity to celebrate the city's history and achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, This thriving North Texas community was established |
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along the junction of several major railroads in the late 1800s; |
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originally known as Duck Creek and Embry, it was renamed in honor of |
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H. A. Garland, who served as United States attorney general under |
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President Grover Cleveland; and |
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WHEREAS, Incorporated in 1891, Garland began as a rural |
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farming town and grew slowly but steadily during its first 50 years; |
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just over 2,000 people lived there in 1940, but the nation's growing |
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industrial needs during World War II brought several new |
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businesses, and by the end of the decade, the population had |
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increased to around 10,000; today, it is the 12th largest city in |
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Texas, with more than 226,000 people; and |
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WHEREAS, Garland's progress is now being fostered by the |
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visionary leadership of the members of the Garland City Council and |
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the Garland Chamber of Commerce; through mutual efforts, they are |
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working to enhance the city's economy and to ensure that Garland |
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will continue to offer the economic diversity, job growth, and |
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favorable business climate that has characterized its expansion and |
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made it an ideal place to live and work through the years; and |
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WHEREAS, Garland has its own unique history and identity as |
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well as numerous performing arts centers, museums, and theaters of |
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which its residents can be proud, while its location near Dallas |
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allows them also to take advantage of the myriad cultural |
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opportunities that the Metroplex has to offer; it is further |
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blessed with abundant commercial and natural resources, an |
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energetic and forward-looking citizenry, and outstanding leaders |
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that are allowing it to continue to play a significant role in the |
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prosperity and ongoing development of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the members of the Garland City |
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Council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol and |
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extend to them best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable stay in |
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Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Garland City Council as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |