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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 576
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Kennedale gathered in Austin |
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to celebrate Kennedale Day at the State Capitol on March 30, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Set among the rolling grasslands of southeast |
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Tarrant County, the site of Kennedale was originally inhabited by |
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Native American tribes who hunted and fished along Village Creek; |
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the Republic of Texas signed a treaty with the tribes in 1843, and |
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settlers began moving into the area over the following decades; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1882, John D. Hudson, C. B. Teague, and Oliver |
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S. Kennedy bought land around a mineral well; a post office was |
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opened on the land two years later, and in 1886, a town was laid |
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out and named Kennedale, after Mr. Kennedy; that same year, the |
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Fort Worth and New Orleans Railway Company built a line through |
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the town to connect Fort Worth and Waxahachie, along with a |
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passenger depot and several section houses as residences for its |
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employees; during that era, the town became known for its |
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brickworks, and Kennedale brick was used in several structures in |
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Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, Today Kennedale is an attractive and comfortable |
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community with easy access to the amenities of Fort Worth and |
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Arlington; residents and visitors alike enjoy the opportunities |
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for recreation available at Rodgers Farm Park and Sonora Park, |
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and a replica of one of the original railway section houses |
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stands at TownCenter Park to provide a colorful reminder of the |
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city's history and a backdrop for the annual Brickworks Art in |
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the Park festival; and |
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WHEREAS, The Kennedale TownCenter shopping area is |
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expanding with the construction of two new retail/restaurant |
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buildings, and the area is experiencing further development with |
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a new hotel project and new restaurants moving into the city; and |
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WHEREAS, The people of Kennedale may also take special |
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pride in the Kennedale High School girls soccer team, which won |
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state championships in both 2015 and 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, The city continues to thrive under the leadership |
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of Mayor Brian Johnson, Mayor Pro-Tem Kelly Turner, and city |
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council members Liz Carrington, Frank Fernandez, Charles |
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Overstreet, and Mike Walker; also contributing to the community's |
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growth and prosperity are the members of the board of the Kennedale |
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Chamber of Commerce, including Chair Becky Carlton, Tom Hala, |
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Monica Collier, Fred Moore, James Mulroy, Joe Taylor, Carl Hall, |
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Monty Johnson, Mike Johnson, and Mark Biondi; and |
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WHEREAS, Preserving the city's small-town charm while |
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working to build an even brighter future, the citizens of |
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Kennedale are justifiably proud of their community, and it is |
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indeed fitting to honor them and their contributions to the story |
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of the Lone Star State; now, 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 30, 2017, as Kennedale Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the citizens of Kennedale sincere |
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best wishes for the future. |
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Burton |
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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 April 4, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |