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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives from the City of Buda, the Buda |
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Economic Development Corporation, the Buda Area Chamber of |
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Commerce, and other community businesses and organizations are |
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gathering in Austin on February 27, 2019, to celebrate Buda Day at |
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the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1881 as a new depot on the |
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International-Great Northern Railroad, Buda was known as Du Pre |
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until the post office requested a name change seven years later; one |
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explanation for the unique moniker is that Buda comes from the |
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Spanish word viuda, or widow, in reference to the two widows who |
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cooked at the Carrington Hotel in the 1880s; and |
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WHEREAS, The town's early economy centered on supplies and |
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services for the nearby ranches and dairy farms, and local |
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businesses formed a chamber of commerce in 1928; Buda was |
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incorporated 20 years later, and it joined the Hays Consolidated |
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Independent School District in 1967; the population began to grow |
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in earnest in the 1980s, and today the city is home to approximately |
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17,000 people; and |
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WHEREAS, Buda's natural beauty at the edge of the Texas Hill |
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Country and the community's preservation of natural spaces helped |
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the city earn recognition as the Outdoor Capital of Texas by the |
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Texas Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Buda invites everyone to visit and "Breathe Easy" in |
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the natural beauty of Onion Creek and the city's pristine |
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parklands, to enjoy the quaint local shops in the historic Main |
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Street district, and to attend one of the numerous community |
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events, such as the Downtown Buda Farmers Market; residents and |
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visitors alike enjoy a number of annual holiday festivities, such |
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as the Red, White n' Buda Independence Day Celebration, Boo-da |
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Halloween, Budafest, and the Buda Trail of Lights; other notable |
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attractions include the Buda Lions Country Fair and the Wiener Dog |
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Races held in April; and |
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WHEREAS, The citizens of Buda are building on an impressive |
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tradition of achievement and public spirit, and they may indeed |
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take great pride in their contributions to the story of the Lone |
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Star State; 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 27, 2019, as Buda Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best |
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wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |