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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the citizens of The Colony on the 40th anniversary of |
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the city's official incorporation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Colony traces its roots to the 1841 Peters |
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Colony contract, the first empresario contract authorized by the |
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legislature of the Republic of Texas; the Peters Colony contract |
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was established to promote immigrant settlement in North Texas, |
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and it designated land that included all or part of 26 modern |
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counties; the contract brought approximately 1,800 families to |
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the region, eight of whom settled in the area known today as The |
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Colony; and |
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WHEREAS, The City of The Colony owes its eventual |
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development to the construction of the Lake Lewisville Dam, which |
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began collecting water in 1954, and to the founding of the small |
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community of Eastvale, which was established in the 1960s along |
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the lake's eastern shore; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1973, the Dallas-based residential land |
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developer Fox and Jacobs purchased 2,500 acres of land along the |
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shore of Lake Lewisville and south of Eastvale and designated the |
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tract "The Colony" to memorialize the spirit of Peters Colony; by |
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1977, The Colony had more than 3,500 residents, and they voted to |
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incorporate as a city; the Eastvale community consolidated with |
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the city 10 years later; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its incorporation, The Colony has grown and |
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has become a vibrant city that embraces conscientious growth and |
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development while preserving natural green spaces; The Colony is |
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a gem among North Texas communities, and the anniversary of its |
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incorporation is indeed cause for celebration; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend all who have helped The Colony |
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grow and become the thriving scenic community it is today |
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and congratulate them on the city's 40th anniversary; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the city as a memento of this anniversary. |
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Nelson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 24, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |