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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 90
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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 |
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southeastern Williamson County, the Hutto area was settled in |
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1855 by James E. Hutto and Adam Orgain, a freed slave; the town |
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was founded in 1876 around a depot of the International-Great |
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Northern Railroad, and it soon became a center for cotton |
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farming; the town was incorporated in 1911; and |
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WHEREAS, A century later, Hutto benefits from its location |
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at the intersection of two busy major highways, United States |
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Highway 79 and State Highway 130, and its proximity to the North |
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American Free Trade Agreement corridor along Interstate Highway |
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35; the city's population has soared from 1,250 in 2000 to more |
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than 18,000 today, and its welcoming environment for business has |
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earned it recognition from Southern Business and Development |
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magazine as one of the Top 10 Edge Markets and one of the Top 100 |
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"Best Places in the South to Locate Your Company"; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hutto Independent School District is one of |
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the fastest growing districts in Texas, increasing enrollment at |
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the rate of 20 percent a year, and in 2008, voters approved a |
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$128.5 million bond package; the city is also increasing |
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opportunities for adult students, and the fall of 2013 will see |
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the opening of a new, 57-acre campus of the East Williamson |
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County Higher Education Center; in addition, Hutto residents |
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have approved funding for the creation of a park system and a |
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25,000-square-foot YMCA facility; 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, |
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work, and prosper; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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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. |
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Schwertner |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on Janaury 30, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |