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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Team Arlington are visiting the State |
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Capitol on January 28, 2015, as part of their annual trip to Austin; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A chamber-led coalition, Team Arlington advocates |
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at the state and federal levels for resources to support local |
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economic development initiatives in Southea |
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st Tarrant County; each |
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year, Team Arlington delegations travel to Austin and Washington, |
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D.C., to meet with elected and appointed officials; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining us today are Arlington mayor |
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Dr. Robert Cluck, Arlington Chamber of Commerce president Wes |
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Jurey, Arlington Independent School District superintendent |
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Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, Tarrant County commissioner Andy Nguyen, |
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Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce president Mary Frazior, |
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Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County executive director Judy |
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McDonald, Tarrant County College--Southeast Campus president |
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Dr. Bill Coppola, and Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau |
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president Ronnie Price; and |
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WHEREAS, The founding partners of this dynamic organization |
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include the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the City of Arlington, |
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The University of Texas at Arlington, Tarrant County, Tarrant |
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County College--Southeast, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County, |
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the Arlington Independent School District, the Arlington |
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Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the local Hispanic, African |
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American, Asian American, and Pan Asian American chambers of |
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commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Located halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth in |
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Tarrant County, Arlington is a thriving community with numerous |
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economic and educational resources and diverse entertainment |
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venues; the area that would become Arlington, with its fertile |
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blackland and sandy loam, counted farmers among its early |
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inhabitants in the mid-19th century; it was formally founded in |
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1876 as a market town on the Texas and Pacific Railway and named |
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after the Virginia hometown of Robert E. Lee; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Arlington is home to almost 400,000 |
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residents; it is a hub for various technical and manufacturing |
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companies, including General Motors, and features superior |
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research and teaching facilities at UT Arlington; more than eight |
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million people visit the city annually to experience such |
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attractions as Six Flags Over Texas and the International Bowling |
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Museum & Hall of Fame and to attend sporting events at Globe Life |
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Park in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers, and AT&T Stadium, home |
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of the Dallas Cowboys; and |
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WHEREAS, By making a proactive effort to work in conjunction |
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with state and federal leaders, Team Arlington has helped to |
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promote growth and development in this vibrant city, which |
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continues to be one of the Lone Star State's greatest assets; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the members of Team Arlington to the |
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State Capitol and recognize January 28, 2015, as Team Arlington |
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Day; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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Collier |
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Krause |
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Stickland |
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Tinderholt |
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Zedler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 164 was adopted by the House on |
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January 28, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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