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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Rowlett are gathering in Austin |
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on February 12, 2013, to celebrate Rowlett Day at the State Capitol; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The area around present-day Rowlett was first |
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settled in the 1840s by two immigration companies, the W. S. Peters |
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Colony and the Charles Mercer Colony; a post office was set up in |
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1880 and named Morris, after its first postmaster, but the name was |
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later changed to Rowlett, after Rowlett Creek, a tributary of the |
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east fork of the Trinity River; and |
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WHEREAS, The arrival of the Dallas and Greenville Railway in |
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1889 helped the town grow into a prosperous cotton farming |
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community with a school, churches, and businesses, and in 1921, it |
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was included on the route of the Bankhead Highway, the nation's |
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second cross-country paved highway; the city was incorporated in |
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1952 by a vote of 84 citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the completion of the Lake Ray Hubbard |
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reservoir in 1971, Rowlett has grown into a thriving community of |
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56,000 residents who enjoy lakeside living along 30 miles of |
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beautiful shoreline; its citizens also enjoy easy access to Dallas |
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by way of the President George Bush Turnpike and the Dallas Area |
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Rapid Transit light rail system; it was named as a Tree City USA for |
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10 years in a row, and its economic development efforts have won |
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recognition from the Texas Economic Development Council and the |
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Dallas Business Journal; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to the many opportunities for recreation |
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afforded by Lake Ray Hubbard, residents of Rowlett also enjoy the |
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championship Waterview Golf Club and the Wet Zone Waterpark; the |
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town's popular annual events include an Easter egg hunt, fireworks |
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on the Fourth of July, the Movies on Main series, and a holiday |
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parade and tree lighting ceremony every Christmas; and |
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WHEREAS, Benefiting from all the amenities of the Dallas-Fort |
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Worth metroplex while preserving a hometown ambiance, the citizens |
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of Rowlett may take justifiable pride in their efforts to make their |
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town such an attractive and comfortable community in which to live, |
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work, and raise a family; 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 February 12, 2013, as Rowlett Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable stay in Austin. |