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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the |
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State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 25, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The first known settler in what was originally |
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called Grapevine Springs was James Parish, who moved to the area in |
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the mid-1800s; in time, a farming community developed, and its post |
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office took the name Gibbs in honor of Barnett Gibbs, a Dallas |
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lawyer, civic leader, politician, and local real estate investor; |
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strongly supported by the state's farmers, Mr. Gibbs served in the |
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1880s as lieutenant governor; the young town acquired rail |
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connections in 1888 with the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and |
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Texas Railway, and in 1890, the station there was named Coppell, |
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probably after New York financier George Coppell, who had provided |
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crucial assistance to the rail line; two years later, the town also |
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adopted the name Coppell; the city incorporated in 1955; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally an agricultural center, Coppell today |
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boasts more than 1,000 businesses and is a thriving residential |
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community with excellent services, an exemplary parks and |
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recreation system, and safe neighborhoods; over 11,000 students are |
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enrolled in the Coppell Independent School District, which is home |
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to multiple National Blue Ribbon campuses; the city benefits from |
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its central location at the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth |
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Metroplex, only five miles from DFW International Airport and 30 |
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minutes from both Dallas and Fort Worth; in 2012 and again in 2014, |
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it was named one of the best suburbs in the region by D Magazine, and |
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it has been further recognized by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality and Keep Texas Beautiful; and |
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WHEREAS, Coppell's more than 40,000 residents enjoy easy |
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access to urban amenities as well as a comfortable, small-town |
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lifestyle, and they may take justifiable pride in the important |
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role their unique area continues to play in the story of the Lone |
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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 March 25, 2015, as Coppell Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best |
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wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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| Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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| Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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| Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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| Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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| Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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| Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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| Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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| Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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| Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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| Frank |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1255 was adopted by the House on March |
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25, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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