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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Hutto are gathering in Austin on |
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April 23, 2013, to celebrate Hutto Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the rich blackland soils of southeastern |
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Williamson County, the Hutto area was settled in 1855 by James E. |
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Hutto and Adam Orgain, a freed slave; the town was founded in 1876 |
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around a depot of the International-Great Northern Railroad, and it |
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soon became a center for cotton farming; the town was incorporated |
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in 1911; and |
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WHEREAS, A century later, Hutto benefits from its location at |
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the intersection of two busy major highways, US 79 and SH-130, and |
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its proximity to the NAFTA corridor along I-35; the city's |
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population has soared from 1,250 in 2000 to more than 18,000 today, |
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and its welcoming environment for business has earned it |
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recognition from Southern Business and Development magazine as one |
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of the Top 10 Edge Markets and one of the Top 100 "Best Places in the |
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South to Locate Your Company"; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hutto Independent School District is one of the |
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fastest growing districts in Texas, increasing enrollment at the |
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rate of 20 percent a year, and in 2008, voters approved a $128.5 |
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million bond package; the city is also increasing opportunities for |
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adult students, and the fall of 2013 will see the opening of a new, |
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57-acre campus of the East Williamson County Higher Education |
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Center; in addition, Hutto residents have approved funding for the |
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creation of a park system and a 25,000-square-foot YMCA facility; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Home to an educated workforce, a motivated city |
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government, and a healthy business climate, Hutto is building on |
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its rich, small-town heritage of hard work and neighborliness to |
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prepare itself for a dynamic future as a smart place to live, work, |
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and prosper; 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 April 23, 2013, as Hutto Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to the Hutto delegation sincere best |
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wishes for an enjoyable and memorable visit to Austin. |