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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Denton County are gathering in Austin |
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on February 24, 2015, to celebrate Denton County Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in North Texas, Denton County was created by |
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the Texas Legislature in 1846 and named for pioneer preacher, |
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lawyer, and soldier John Bunyan Denton; the early years of the |
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county saw its emergence as an agricultural center, and the arrival |
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of the railroads in the 1880s ensured that the area's wheat and |
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cotton would find distribution across the country; and |
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WHEREAS, The county has witnessed remarkable growth in recent |
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years, as its population tripled over the past two decades, and in |
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2013, Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, |
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designated Denton County as the number 6 "high-tech hot spot" in the |
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nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Denton is home to the University of North Texas and |
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Texas Woman's University, which were founded as Texas Normal |
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College and Girls' Industrial College in 1890 and 1903, |
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respectively, as well as a campus of North Central Texas College, |
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and the alumni of these schools have gone on to make their mark on |
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the history of Texas and the nation; and |
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WHEREAS, Further attractions in the area include the beauty |
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of the North Texas Greenbelt, the architecture of the Denton County |
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Courthouse-on-the-Square, the majesty of the North Texas Horse |
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Country, and the action of the Texas Motor Speedway; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history even as they work to |
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build a bright future, the citizens of Denton County are |
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justifiably proud of their community, and it is most fitting to take |
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this opportunity to honor their contribution to the story of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 24, 2015, as Denton County |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the members of |
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the visiting delegation for an enjoyable and memorable stay in |
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Austin. |