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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of the city of Alton are visiting |
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Austin on February 1, 2017, in celebration of City of Alton Day at |
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the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Once a stop on the San Benito and Rio Grande Valley |
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Railway, also known as "the Spiderweb Railroad," Alton was founded |
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in 1911 by citizens from Alton, Illinois, and officials of the Alton |
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Illinois Railroad; the town was known for its quarries, which |
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produced caliche for use in countless construction projects in |
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parts north; and |
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WHEREAS, The people of Alton voted to incorporate under a |
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general rule charter in 1978; 28 years later, the city adopted a |
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home rule charter; and |
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WHEREAS, The community selected as its motto "City on the |
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Grow," and it has indeed prospered in recent years; in 2000, it was |
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home to about 4,100 Texans, and in 2016, U.S. Census estimates |
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placed the population at some 15,500; more than 80 percent of |
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householders are homeowners, well above the national average; |
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recent years have seen the opening of numerous new businesses, and |
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the city completed construction of the fire station as well as a |
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number of major infrastructure projects; and |
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WHEREAS, Alton may take great pride in its heritage of hard |
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work as it builds toward a bright and promising future; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 1, 2017, as City of Alton Day |
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at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and informative |
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event. |