SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 270

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the Tarrant County College District's Trinity River Campus East, which has been named one of the best buildings to see in Texas; and

WHEREAS, This exceptional structure was given this honor by the weblog Architizer.com, which named it as one of 13 buildings that has significantly changed architecture in Texas; and

WHEREAS, The building was constructed on the Trinity River bluff in downtown Fort Worth and was designed by Bing Thom Architects with Bennett Benner Petit in Fort Worth; and

WHEREAS, Good architecture has a profound influence on the way we live our lives and on our perceptions of the world around us; it offers invaluable insights on the attitudes of society toward public and private spaces, and this groundbreaking building represents the best that today's architecture has to offer; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd Legislature, hereby join the people of Fort Worth in celebrating the naming of the Tarrant County College District's Trinity River Campus East as one of the best buildings to see in Texas; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the campus as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

Davis

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on February 25, 2013.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate