H.R. No. 1711

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Garland are gathering on April 11,
	2015, for the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker
	recognizing the Travis College Hill Addition; and
	WHEREAS, Officially platted by the Interurban Land Company on
	January 3, 1913, the Travis College Hill Addition encompasses a
	two-block area along South 11th Street between Avenues B and D; the
	area was previously designated as Garland's first historic district
	by the city council in May 2014; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, the Travis
	College Hill Addition has been home to some of the city's most
	prominent civic, political, and religious leaders, including three
	Garland mayors and five city council members; the Republican Party
	gained its first foothold in the formerly Democratic city on South
	11th Street, where several early Republicans lived; this group
	included Dixie Crossman, who founded the Garland Republican Women's
	Club in 1955, as well as Mable Wheeler, a "Bush Belle" who served as
	a party precinct chair, as president of the GRWC, and as a National
	Federation of Republican Women convention delegate; furthermore,
	Charles and Winifred Stokes held numerous events for GOP
	politicians such as George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush in their
	home on 11th Street; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to its political significance, the
	neighborhood features the recently relocated Pace House; built at
	the turn of the century, this Queen Anne style dwelling was donated
	to the city in 1985; though it served as an important community
	event center for many years, downtown development caused the city
	to donate the structure to local residents Louis and Kay Moore in
	2014; the house was then moved to the Travis College Hill Addition,
	where it now shares its street with five other historic homes that
	date from 1915-1918; and
	WHEREAS, Recognition by the Texas Historical Commission is a
	testament to the importance of this notable neighborhood, and the
	placement of a marker in its honor will help future visitors to
	better appreciate the rich heritage of the Garland community; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of an Official Texas
	Historical Marker for the Travis College Hill Addition and extend
	to all the neighborhood's residents sincere best wishes for the
	future.
	Button
	Burkett
	Straus González Paddie
	Allen Guerra Parker
	Alonzo Guillen Paul
	Alvarado Gutierrez Peña
	Anchia Harless Phelan
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett
	Ashby Howard Price
	Aycock Huberty Raney
	Bell Hughes Raymond
	Bernal Hunter Reynolds
	Blanco Isaac Riddle
	Bohac Israel Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr.
	Burns Keough Rose
	Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford
	Button King of Parker Schaefer
	Canales King of Taylor Schofield
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert
	Clardy Klick Shaheen
	Coleman Koop Sheets
	Collier Krause Sheffield
	Cook Kuempel Simmons
	Craddick Landgraf Simpson
	Crownover Larson Smith
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee
	Dale Leach Spitzer
	Darby Longoria Springer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland
	Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
	Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farias Miles VanDeaver
	Farney Miller of Comal Villalba
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Fletcher Moody Walle
	Flynn Morrison White of Bell
	Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Frullo Murphy Workman
	Galindo Murr Wray
	Geren Naishtat Wu
	Giddings Nevárez Zedler
	Goldman Oliveira Zerwas
	Gonzales Otto
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1711 was adopted by the House on April
	7, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House