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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Hutto are gathering in Austin on |
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May 9, 2017, to celebrate Hutto Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the rich blackland soils of southeastern |
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Williamson County, the Hutto area was settled in 1855 by James E. |
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Hutto, a Swedish pioneer, and Adam Orgain, a freed slave; the town, |
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which was founded in 1876 around a depot of the International-Great |
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Northern Railroad, soon became a center for cotton farming, and it |
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was incorporated in 1911; and |
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WHEREAS, More than a century later, Hutto benefits from its |
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location at the intersection of two major highways, US 79 and SH |
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130, and its proximity to the NAFTA corridor along I-35; the city's |
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population has soared from 1,450 in 2000 to an estimated 23,000 |
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today, and its welcoming environment for business has earned it |
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recognition from Southern Business and Development magazine as one |
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of the Top 10 Edge Markets and one of the Top 100 Best Places in the |
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South to Locate Your Company; in 2016, Hutto was named the Seventh |
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Fastest Growing Small City in America by Zippia, the Second Best |
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City to Live in Texas by Best Places Now, and the Second Safest City |
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in Texas by Wide Open Country; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hutto Independent School District is one of the |
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fastest growing districts in Texas, and the district's school board |
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was honored for its contributions to education in 2014, when it was |
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named the Region 13 Honor Board by the Texas Association of School |
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Administrators; the city is also increasing opportunities for adult |
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students, and the 57-acre campus of the East Williamson County |
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Higher Education Center, a partnership between Temple College, |
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Texas State Technical College, and Texas A&M University--Central |
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Texas, has continued to expand its course offerings since opening |
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in 2013; in addition, Hutto residents approved funding for the |
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creation of a park system and the 35,000-square-foot Hutto Family |
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YMCA facility, which opened in January 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Home to an educated workforce, a motivated city |
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government, and a healthy business climate, Hutto is building on |
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its rich, small-town heritage of hard work and neighborliness to |
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prepare itself for a dynamic future as a smart place to live, work, |
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and prosper; 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 May 9, 2017, as Hutto Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes |
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for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. |
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Gonzales of Williamson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1489 was adopted by the House on May |
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4, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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