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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Grand Prairie are gathering in |
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Austin on March 6, 2013, to celebrate Grand Prairie Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded during the Civil War and originally known as |
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Deckman, this Metroplex city was renamed Grand Prairie in the |
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1870s; the Texas and Pacific Railway was built to the site in 1876, |
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and by 1890 the burgeoning community boasted a public school, a |
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steam gristmill-cotton gin, a broom factory, and a wagon factory; |
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in 1928, Hensley Field was built just two miles east of Grand |
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Prairie, and the field became the hub for area army operations; and |
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WHEREAS, Grand Prairie experienced a substantial boom during |
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World War II, when a military flight training center and an aircraft |
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production factory were built nearby, bringing the city's |
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population from 1,595 to approximately 18,000; and |
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WHEREAS, Home to more than 175,000 today, and just minutes |
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south of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Grand Prairie |
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features a wide range of industry and commerce; aircraft, |
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furniture, plastics, and machine parts are among the many items |
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manufactured within the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Grand Prairie appeals to visitors and residents |
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alike who delight in such attractions as Lone Star Park, Verizon |
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Theatre, Uptown Theatre, and two top-ranked golf courses, as well |
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as popular annual events including the Prairie Lights Christmas |
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display and the National Championship Indian Pow Wow; moreover, |
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there are ample opportunities for recreation at scenic Joe Pool |
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Lake, Mountain Creek Lake, and Lynn Creek and Loyd Parks; and |
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WHEREAS, Grand Prairie's excellent location and numerous |
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amenities make it an ideal community in which to live, work, and |
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raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in |
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their contributions to the Lone Star State; 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 March 6, 2013, as Grand Prairie Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable day in Austin. |
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Harper-Brown |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Stickland |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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Alonzo |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 559 was adopted by the House on March 6, |
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2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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