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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens and business leaders of Frisco are |
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gathering in Austin on February 12, 2019, to celebrate City of |
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Frisco Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, On the border in Collin and Denton Counties, Frisco |
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was originally named Emerson, but when a post office was |
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established in 1902, it was renamed Frisco, after the nickname for |
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the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway Company; the town |
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was incorporated in the early 20th century, and it has since grown |
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from a retail and shipping center for local farmers into a booming |
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modern community; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past three decades, Frisco has grown from |
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some 6,000 residents in 1990 to almost 182,000 today, and in 2018, |
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it was named the top city in the nation in Money magazine's ranking |
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of the 50 Best Places to Live; contributing to this remarkable |
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achievement are the Frisco Independent School District's 98 percent |
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high school graduation rate and a nearly 15 percent job growth rate |
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projected for the next few years; and |
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WHEREAS, A strong commitment to public-private partnerships |
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has resulted in many impressive new additions to the city's |
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commercial and retail community; the video game company Gearbox |
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relocated to Frisco in 2015, and in December 2018, the city |
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announced a deal to bring the headquarters of the PGA of America to |
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Frisco as the anchor of a 600-acre development; previous |
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partnerships resulted in the construction of the Ford Center at The |
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Star indoor athletic facility, which is the headquarters and |
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training field of the Dallas Cowboys, and the Dr Pepper Ballpark; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike delight in the many |
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opportunities for recreation in Frisco, which is home to seven |
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professional sports teams, including the Major League Soccer team |
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FC Dallas, the Frisco RoughRiders Class AA baseball team, and the |
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National Hockey League's Dallas Stars; the city's museum district |
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includes the Frisco Heritage Museum and Center, the National |
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Videogame Museum, Sci-Tech Discovery Center, and the Museum of the |
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American Railroad; and |
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WHEREAS, Boasting a forward-thinking city government and a |
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dynamic business environment, Frisco has established itself as one |
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of the most exciting and prosperous cities in the nation, and its |
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citizens may indeed take great pride in the place they call home; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2019, as City of Frisco |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in |
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Austin. |