H.R. No. 369

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
	recognize February 12 and 13, 2013, as El Paso Days at the State
	Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Located in the westernmost tip of the great state of
	Texas, the city of El Paso combines a modern metropolis with the
	charm born of its Spanish origins; the area was named El Paso by the
	Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Onate because of the shallow place
	in the river where the colonists crossed en route to Santa Fe, New
	Mexico; and
	WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in 1881 ushered in an
	era of prosperity, and El Paso became a flourishing frontier
	community that has developed into a significant industrial,
	commercial, and transportation city; and
	WHEREAS, Today, semitrailers, trains, and planes transport
	manufactured goods through the border cities at the Pass, just as
	Spanish traders did in the 16th century when they guided ox-drawn
	carts along the Camino Real from Mexico City to Santa Fe; and
	WHEREAS, With a population of more than 665,000, El Paso is
	the state's sixth-largest city and the 19th-largest city in the
	United States; it lies on the Rio Grande north of Ciudad Juarez,
	Mexico's fifth-largest city, with a population of over a million;
	and
	WHEREAS, Nearby Fort Bliss, which celebrates its 165th
	anniversary this year, has just completed the biggest
	transformation in its history, with a 300 percent increase in its
	population since 2005 and an investment of $5 billion in
	construction for new, top-of-the-line facilities for incoming
	personnel and their families, including a new billion-dollar
	military hospital; at the forefront of the U.S. Army's
	Transformation plan, the post has transitioned from a TRADOC to a
	FORSCOM installation; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to making their city an even better place
	to live and work, El Paso citizens voted in favor of three "quality
	of life" bond propositions in 2012, approving $473,250,000 for
	projects by one of the largest voting margins for such proposals in
	any city in the nation; and
	WHEREAS, El Paso is a vibrant, bilingual community; its
	residents enjoy a thriving fine arts community, exemplary
	educational institutions, and many cultural and historical
	resources and museums; and
	WHEREAS, El Paso Days at the State Capitol provide an
	opportunity to honor El Paso and its rich heritage, which today is
	enjoyed by residents and vacationers of all ages; now, therefore,
	be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 12 and 13, 2013, as El Paso
	Days at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
	sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable visit to Austin.
	Pickett
	Marquez
	N. Gonzalez of El Paso
	Moody
	M. Gonzalez of El Paso
	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 369 was adopted by the House on February
	12, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House