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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Brownsville are gathering in Austin on |
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January 29, 2013, to celebrate Brownsville Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The site of Brownsville, originally settled under a |
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1781 Spanish land grant, was the location of a fortification |
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constructed in 1846 by soldiers led by General Zachary Taylor in |
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preparation for the coming war with Mexico; named Fort Brown in |
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honor of Major Jacob Brown, who died in an attack on the United |
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States forces, the area became part of the State of Texas at the |
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signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848; and |
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WHEREAS, Brownsville was made county seat of the new Cameron |
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County in January 1849, and it soon replaced Matamoros as the |
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leading trade center for the area; with the 1850 Census showing |
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two-thirds of the residents from the Eastern United States and the |
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remainder from Mexico, Ireland, France, England, and Germany, the |
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town had already taken on a cosmopolitan and multilingual |
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character; and |
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WHEREAS, Now the largest city in the Lower Rio Grande Valley |
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with more than 175,000 people, Brownsville celebrates its heritage |
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as an active gateway between two countries that are joined by |
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hundreds of years of tradition, history, and family; and |
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WHEREAS, Building on the unique strengths of its population |
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and economic assets, the Brownsville community has come together to |
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develop the Imagine Brownsville Comprehensive Plan, and the United |
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Brownsville Partnership was formed to ensure the implementation of |
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the plan; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the partnership are committed to |
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maximizing the advantages of their access to a deep-sea port and |
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international markets to create a local economy that will drive |
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prosperity for the region and this state; they include |
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representatives of the City of Brownsville, the Brownsville |
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Navigation District, The University of Texas at Brownsville, the |
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Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation, Texas Southmost |
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College, the Greater Brownsville Improvements Corporation, the |
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Brownsville Independent School District, the Brownsville Public |
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Utilities Board, the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce, the |
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Brownsville Economic Development Council, the Brownsville |
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Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Brownsville South Padre Island |
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International Airport, the United Way of Southern Cameron County, |
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Cameron County, and Workforce Solutions Cameron; and |
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WHEREAS, A dynamic community that draws on a rich history as |
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it prepares for an exciting future, Brownsville has established |
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itself as an outstanding place in which to live and work, and its |
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citizens may take great pride in the area's ongoing achievements; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 29, 2013, as Brownsville Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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Oliveira |
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Lucio III |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 243 was adopted by the House on |
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January 29, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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