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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting |
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Austin on March 6, 2013, to celebrate the distinctive attributes |
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and achievements of their community during Mansfield Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timber country of North Central |
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Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first established by |
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pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man and Julian Feild |
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built a grist mill in the area, at the crossroads that later became |
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the center of the town, which was named for the two men; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the |
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street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860; |
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during the Civil War, the Man and Feild gristmill supplied meal and |
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flour to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for those at |
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United States Army outposts and Indian reservations in Texas and |
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New Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town remained a |
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farming community until the suburban expansion of the Dallas/Fort |
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Worth area brought many new residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 50,000 residents can |
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enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the |
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town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places to |
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live in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Mansfield will be led in 2013 by the dedicated |
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members of its city council, including mayor David Cook and mayor |
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pro tempore Larry Broseh, as well as Brent Newsom, Stephen Lindsey, |
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Darryl Haynes, Cory Hoffman, and Wendy Burgess; also committed to |
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the town's well-being are members of the Mansfield Area Chamber of |
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Commerce, including its executive committee, Dan Phillips, Rob |
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Schulz, Bry Acker, Thelma Brown, Grant Hall, David Harris, Joanie |
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Fowler Pace, Russ Wilson, and Glenda Tiller, its other directors, |
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Jenny Conrad, Angel Biasatti, Vince Hrabal, Katie Watson, Michelle |
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Canton, Karen Tecklenburg, Leigh Ann Tipping, Kevin Allee, Mike |
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Leasor, and Omar Pineda, its ex-officio directors, Clayton |
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Chandler, Dr. Bob Morrison, Scott Welmaker, Stacy Williams, and Tom |
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Blanton, and its president and CEO, Amanda Miller; and |
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WHEREAS, This charming town is an outstanding place in which |
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to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take |
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great pride in their heritage and ongoing achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2013, as Mansfield Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to members of the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event. |
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Zedler |
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Orr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 142 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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