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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Residents of Hutto are gathering in Austin on May 1, |
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2019, to celebrate Hutto Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the rich blackland soils of southeastern |
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Williamson County, the Hutto area was settled in 1855 by James E. |
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Hutto and Adam Orgain, a freed slave; the town, which was founded in |
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1876 around a depot of the International-Great Northern Railroad, |
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soon became a center for cotton farming, and it was incorporated in |
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1911; and |
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WHEREAS, More than a century later, Hutto benefits from its |
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location at the intersection of two major highways, US 79 and SH |
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130, and its proximity to Interstate 35; the city's population has |
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soared from 1,450 in 2000 to more than 25,000 today, and its |
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welcoming environment for business has earned it recognition from |
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Southern Business and Development magazine as one of the Top 10 Edge |
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Markets and one of the Top 100 Best Places in the South to Locate |
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Your Company; in recent years, Hutto was also ranked in the Top 10 |
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Places to Live in Texas by Movoto as well as among the Top 5 Safest |
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Places in Texas by ValuePenguin; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hutto Independent School District is one of the |
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fastest-growing districts in Texas, and it has previously been |
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named to the College Board AP District Honor Roll; the city is also |
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increasing opportunities for adult students, and the 57-acre campus |
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of the East Williamson County Higher Education Center-Hutto, a |
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partnership between Temple College, Texas State Technical College, |
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and Texas A&M University-Central Texas, has continued to expand its |
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course offerings since opening in 2013; in addition, Hutto |
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residents enjoy access to a number of community parks, as well as |
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the 35,000-square-foot Hutto Family YMCA facility; and |
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WHEREAS, With an educated workforce, a motivated city |
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government, and a healthy business climate, Hutto has established |
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itself as an outstanding place to live and work, and its citizens |
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may indeed take pride in the place they call home; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 1, 2019, as Hutto Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes |
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for an enjoyable and informative stay in Austin. |