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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of College Station are celebrating the |
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75th anniversary of the founding of their city in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1877, the College Station post office opened near |
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the site of Texas A&M College, as the university was then known; the |
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surrounding community took its name from the postal station, and |
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within seven years, it had a population of 350 served by two general |
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stores and a railroad depot; and |
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WHEREAS, Local citizens voted to incorporate as College |
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Station on October 19, 1938; at the time, the town encompassed about |
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two square miles and had some 2,000 residents; the zoning |
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commission was created the following year and established a |
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tradition of managed growth; in 1942, Ernest Langford was elected |
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mayor, and during more than a quarter-century in office, the man |
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known as the "Father of College Station" emphasized the development |
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of city services over commercial expansion; and |
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WHEREAS, By 1950, College Station had nearly 8,000 |
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inhabitants, including students, and in the following decade, a |
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major expansion program at Texas A&M initiated a long period of |
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significant growth; between 1960 and 2000, the population increased |
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almost sixfold; ties to the university also drove the development |
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of the business sector, including manufacturing, and the city |
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became a major research center; and |
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WHEREAS, College Station today covers about 50 square miles, |
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and the 2010 census recorded almost 94,000 residents; while much |
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has changed over the years, the city is committed to preserving and |
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sharing its unique history through such initiatives as the |
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Exploring History Lunch Series and the Historic Marker Program; |
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Project HOLD, College Station's Historic Online Library Database, |
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won the Award of Excellence in Preserving History from the Texas |
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Historical Commission in both 2005 and 2007, and it received the |
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Leadership in History Award from the American Association of State |
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and Local History; moreover, the city has partnered with the George |
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Bush Presidential Library and Museum to develop an exhibit |
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commemorating the 75th anniversary of incorporation; and |
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WHEREAS, The residents of College Station may take |
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justifiable pride in the rich heritage of their city as they look |
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forward to a future filled with promise and prosperity; 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 commemorate the 75th anniversary of the founding |
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of the city of College Station and encourage Texans to explore the |
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history of the community during this milestone year. |
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Kacal |
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Raney |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1155 was adopted by the House on April |
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10, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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