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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many distinguished business and civic leaders from |
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Round Rock are gathering in Austin on April 18, 2013, to celebrate |
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Round Rock Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Round Rock was founded in 1848, when Jacob |
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M. Harrell, a blacksmith from Austin, settled on the site on the |
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north bank of Brushy Creek, which was the town's original name; in |
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1854, Thomas C. Oatts, the first postmaster, was asked by postal |
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officials to submit another name, and the name was changed to Round |
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Rock, after an anvil-shaped limestone rock the two men regularly |
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fished from in the creek; the growing town soon became a stop on the |
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Chisholm Trail, and in 1878 the legendary outlaw Sam Bass was shot |
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and eventually died in Round Rock after attempting to rob the local |
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bank; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Round Rock is a dynamic city of 105,000 |
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people, and its young and highly educated workforce, effective city |
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government, and affordable cost of living have helped to draw two |
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Fortune 500 companies to the community; Dell employs 12,000 people, |
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while Emerson Process Management, a division of Emerson Electric, |
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brought 750 new jobs to the city in February 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, The city benefits from its close proximity to Austin |
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and its efficient access to the major distribution and population |
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centers of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio; it is home to campuses |
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of Austin Community College, Texas State University, the Art |
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Institute, and the Texas A&M Health Science Center, the first |
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medical school in Central Texas; baseball fans from around the |
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region delight in gathering at Dell Diamond to attend games of the |
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Round Rock Express, the triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Round Rock has earned a number of national accolades |
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in recent years; it has been ranked one of the fastest growing |
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cities in America by the U.S. Census Bureau and MSN Real Estate, and |
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according to statistics from the FBI, it is the 11th safest city |
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with a population greater than 100,000 people in the nation; CNBC |
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rated it eighth in its list of Top 10 Perfect Suburbs, and Family |
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Circle placed it among the magazine's Top 10 Towns for Families; |
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moreover, Williamson County has been named the healthiest county in |
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Texas, and in 2012 the Texas Municipal Utility Association |
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presented the city with an Outstanding Municipal Utility Award; and |
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WHEREAS, On April 27, 2013, Round Rock will commemorate the |
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centennial of its incorporation with a citywide celebration; that |
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event will provide its citizens with another opportunity to reflect |
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on their community's rich and colorful past while appreciating the |
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thriving and welcoming city that it has become; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 18, 2013, as Round Rock 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 visit. |