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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many proud citizens of Lamar County are visiting the |
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State Capitol on April 6, 2011, to celebrate the prominent role this |
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Northeast Texas county has played in the annals of the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, At the time of the Republic of Texas, present-day |
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Lamar County was located within the boundaries of Red River County; |
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population growth led the Fifth Congress of the republic to |
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establish Lamar County on December 17, 1840, and the current |
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boundaries were drawn 30 years later when a portion of land was |
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carved out for the creation of Delta County; and |
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WHEREAS, Lamar County's namesake was the fourth president of |
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the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar; the small settlement of |
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Lafayette served as the first county seat, but after the Texas |
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Congress passed a law requiring that each county seat be located |
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within five miles of the county's geographic center, Mount Vernon |
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served briefly in that capacity until the town of Paris was founded |
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on 50 acres donated by George W. Wright; Paris has served as the |
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county seat since 1844; and |
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WHEREAS, Numerous early settlers migrated to Lamar County |
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through Tennessee and Kentucky and established small farms; at the |
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turn of the century, the county remained primarily rural, and |
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although the population of Paris had grown to more than 9,000, no |
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other community exceeded 1,000 residents; the industrial economy |
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gradually began to make gains on agriculture in the 20th century as |
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people moved into towns and smaller communities, and Paris played |
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an increasingly important role in the economy of Northeast Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Paris is a hub of retail trade, farming, and |
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medical care and home to four Fortune 500 companies, Campbell's |
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Soup Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Sara Lee Bakery Group, |
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and Florida Power and Light; the city is located within an excellent |
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multimodal transportation network, and in addition to |
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manufacturing and processing plants, it hosts a number of |
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distribution centers that serve the entire nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Quality of life in Paris is enhanced by such |
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beautiful recreation areas as Wade Park, Lake Gibbons, Lake Crook, |
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and the Sam Bell Maxey State Historic Structure; every summer, |
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citizens enjoy the Tour de Paris bike race and concerts by the Paris |
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Municipal Band, the oldest such ensemble in the state; landmarks |
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include the Culbertson Fountain in the historic district, named |
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"the prettiest plaza in the State of Texas" by Texas Monthly |
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magazine, and the "second largest Eiffel Tower in the Second |
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Largest Paris," a 65-foot-tall monument constructed by local |
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workers and capped, appropriately, with a cowboy hat; and |
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WHEREAS, The industrious residents of this vital Texas county |
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are preserving the best of their past while working to meet the |
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challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 6, 2011, as Lamar County Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the delegation sincere best wishes |
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for an enjoyable and memorable visit. |
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Cain |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 881 was adopted by the House on April |
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5, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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