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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. |