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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 Buda are gathering in |
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Austin on March 8, 2017, to celebrate Buda Day at the State Capitol; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1881 as a new depot on the |
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International-Great Northern Railroad, Buda was known as Du Pre |
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until the post office requested a name change seven years later; one |
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explanation for the unique moniker is that Buda comes from the |
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Spanish word viuda, or widow, in reference to the two widows who |
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cooked at the Carrington Hotel in the 1880s; and |
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WHEREAS, The town's early economy centered on supplies and |
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services for the nearby ranches and dairy farms, and local |
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businesses formed a chamber of commerce in 1928; Buda was |
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incorporated 20 years later, and it joined the Hays Consolidated |
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Independent School District in 1967; the population began to grow |
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in earnest in the 1980s, and today the city is home to approximately |
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14,000 people; and |
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WHEREAS, Buda hosts a number of special events, including |
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First Thursday, organized by the Downtown Merchants' Group, and the |
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Downtown Buda Farmer's Market; residents and visitors alike enjoy a |
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number of annual holiday festivities, such as the Red, White, and |
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Buda Independence Day Celebration, Boo-da Halloween, and the Buda |
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Trail of Lights, and other notable attractions include the Buda |
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Lions Country Fair & Wiener Dog Races held in April and Budafest in |
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December; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Buda are building on an impressive |
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tradition of achievement and public spirit, and they may indeed |
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take great pride in their contributions to 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 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2017, as Buda Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes |
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for the future. |
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Isaac |
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| Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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| Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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| Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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| Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 730 was adopted by the House on March 8, |
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2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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