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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 400
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the |
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State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 9, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The first known settler in what was originally |
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called Grapevine Springs was James Parish, who moved to the area |
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in the mid-1800s; in time, a farming community developed, and its |
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post office took the name Gibbs in honor of Barnett Gibbs, a |
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Dallas lawyer, civic leader, politician, and local real estate |
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investor; strongly supported by the state's farmers, Mr. Gibbs |
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served in the 1880s as lieutenant governor; and |
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WHEREAS, The young town acquired rail connections in 1888 |
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with the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, |
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and in 1890, the station there was named Coppell, probably after |
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New York financier George Coppell, who had provided crucial |
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assistance to the rail line; two years later, the town adopted |
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the name Coppell, and the city incorporated in 1955; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally an agricultural center, Coppell today |
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boasts numerous businesses and is a thriving residential community |
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with excellent services, an exemplary parks and recreation system, |
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and safe neighborhoods; nearly 12,000 students are enrolled in the |
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Coppell Independent School District, which is home to multiple |
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National Blue Ribbon campuses; the city benefits from its central |
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location at the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, only five |
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miles from DFW International Airport and 30 minutes from both |
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Dallas and Fort Worth; in 2012 and again in 2014, it was named one |
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of the best suburbs in the region by D Magazine, and it has been |
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further recognized by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality and Keep Texas Beautiful; and |
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WHEREAS, Coppell residents are building on their past |
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achievements as they work toward an even brighter future, and it is |
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indeed fitting to take this opportunity to honor them; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 9, 2017, as Coppell Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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Huffines |
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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 March 9, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |