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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of La Feria of Cameron County is |
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celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Formally established on May 1, 1915, the site of La |
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Feria was settled in the late 1700s when Spain assigned the property |
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as part of a land grant to Rosa Hinojosa de Ballí, who became known |
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as La Patrona and the first "cattle queen" of Texas; the community |
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grew into a ranching center, and in 1909, G. J. Schoenberg began |
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developing the town; in 1911, the St. Louis, Brownsville, and |
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Mexico Railway arrived, and by the time La Feria was incorporated |
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four years later, it boasted a population of 200 and had a bank, two |
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churches, and a weekly newspaper; the first mayor was Bailey H. |
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Dunlap, and the first two city commissioners were H. B. Noblett and |
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W. A. Strickland; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the next century, the city continued to grow |
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and prosper; by 1960, La Feria had added three elementary schools, a |
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junior high, and a high school and had a population of 3,000; fruit |
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and vegetable canneries as well as manufacturers of liquid |
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fertilizer, cotton trailers, and carnival equipment were among the |
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90 businesses reported in 1967, and the community center park and |
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the La Feria Museum were opened; by 2010, the city had more than |
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7,300 residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Remembering their rich and colorful history while |
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they work together to build a bright future, the citizens of La |
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Feria may take justifiable pride in their city's contributions to |
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the Lone Star State, and it is most fitting to honor them as they |
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celebrate its 100th anniversary; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the city of La |
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Feria and extend sincere best wishes to its residents for a |
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meaningful and enjoyable observance; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the city as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Longoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 337 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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