H.R. No. 105

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
	recognize February 10 and 11, 2015, as El Paso Days at the State
	Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Located in the westernmost tip of the great state of
	Texas, the city of El Paso combines a modern metropolis with the
	charm born of its Spanish origins; the area was named El Paso by the
	Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Onate because of the shallow place
	in the river where the colonists crossed en route to Santa Fe, New
	Mexico; and
	WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in 1881 ushered in an
	era of prosperity, and El Paso became a flourishing frontier
	community that has developed into a significant industrial,
	commercial, and transportation city; and
	WHEREAS, Today, semitrailers, trains, and planes transport
	manufactured goods through the border cities at the Pass, just as
	Spanish traders did in the 16th century when they guided ox-drawn
	carts along the Camino Real from Mexico City to Santa Fe; and
	WHEREAS, With a population of nearly 700,000, El Paso is the
	state's sixth-largest city and the 19th-largest city in the United
	States; one of the largest American cities on the 2,000-mile
	U.S.-Mexico border, it lies on the Rio Grande north of Ciudad
	Juarez, Mexico's fifth-largest city, with a population of more than
	a million; and
	WHEREAS, Nearby Fort Bliss, which celebrates its 167th
	anniversary this year, has recently completed the biggest
	transformation in its history, with a 300 percent increase in its
	population since 2005 and an investment of $6 billion in
	construction for new, top-of-the-line facilities for incoming
	personnel and their families, including a new billion-dollar
	military hospital; at the forefront of the U.S. Army's
	transformation plan, the post has transitioned from a TRADOC to a
	FORSCOM installation; and
	WHEREAS, El Paso is a vibrant, bilingual community; its
	residents enjoy a thriving fine arts community, exemplary
	educational institutions, and many cultural and historical
	resources and museums; and
	WHEREAS, El Paso Days at the State Capitol provide an
	opportunity to honor El Paso and its rich heritage, which today is
	enjoyed by residents and vacationers of all ages; now, therefore,
	be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 10 and 11, 2015, as El Paso
	Days at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
	sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable visit to Austin;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the delegation as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Pickett
	Márquez
	Moody
	González
	Straus Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 105 was adopted by the House on February
	11, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House