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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Texas House District 102 are gathering |
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on April 10, 2019, at the Texas Capitol to witness firsthand the |
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workings of the state legislature and to celebrate together the |
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place they call home; and |
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WHEREAS, House District 102 includes area in Dallas, |
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Richardson, Addison, and Garland; with a population of nearly |
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180,000, the district is home to more than 42,200 families, 7,500 |
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veterans, and 100 serving military personnel; |
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WHEREAS, Over 40 percent of the district's residents who are |
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age 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher; more than |
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46,000 people are attending school, and more than 13,200 students |
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are currently studying at institutions of higher learning; and |
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WHEREAS, The private sector employs more than 85 percent of |
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the people who live in the district, with education, health care, |
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and professional and management jobs predominating; and |
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WHEREAS, Blessed with a diverse population, rich cultural |
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resources, and a dynamic economy, the residents of House District |
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102 may take great pride in the part their region plays in the story |
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of Texas; 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 April 10, 2019, as House District 102 |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation |
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sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. |