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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 March 1, 2017, to celebrate Denton County Day at the State |
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Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in North Texas and serving as the gateway to |
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the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Denton County was created from the |
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Peters colony grant by the Texas Legislature in 1846 and named for |
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pioneer preacher, lawyer, and soldier John Bunyan Denton; the early |
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years of the county saw its emergence as an agricultural center, and |
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the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s ensured that the region's |
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wheat and 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, and with a population of approximately 780,000, Denton is |
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one of the fastest growing counties in the nation; it has drawn a |
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number of corporate residents as well, including Peterbilt Motors |
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Company Manufacturing and the headquarters of Sally Beauty |
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Holdings, and Target and WinCo have opened distribution centers in |
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the area; and |
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WHEREAS, The city of Denton, the county seat, is home to the |
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University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, which were |
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founded as Texas Normal College and Girls' Industrial College in |
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1890 and 1903, respectively; nearby Corinth hosts a campus of North |
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Central Texas College, which offers technical and occupational |
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classes to residents throughout the county and beyond, and the area |
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is further served by 11 public school districts educating some |
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125,000 young Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, Other attractions in the area include the wilderness |
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of the North Texas Greenbelt and the architecture of the Denton |
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County Courthouse-on-the-Square; moreover, the county is part of |
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the North Texas Horse Country, one of the largest concentrations of |
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horse farms in the nation, and it also boasts the second-largest |
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sports facility in the United States, the Texas Motor Speedway, |
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which draws hundreds of thousands of race fans each year; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county are |
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working to preserve the best of their past even as they look forward |
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to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to figure |
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prominently in the story of the Lone Star State in the years ahead; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 1, 2017, as Denton County Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |