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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Arlington are gathering on |
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Independence Day for the 2019 Fourth of July Parade; and |
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WHEREAS, The city's longest-running event, the parade was |
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launched in 1965 by an engaged citizen, Dottie Lynn, and Church |
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Women United; the inaugural parade in Randol Mill Park was composed |
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largely of children on bicycles decorated in red, white, and blue; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The parade became increasingly popular and outgrew |
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the park; today, it covers a two-mile route through downtown and The |
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University of Texas at Arlington's College Park District, and it |
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features some 150 entries, including professionally built floats as |
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well as smaller conveyances designed and created by businesses, |
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organizations, churches, and youth groups; the event is organized |
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by the dedicated volunteers of the Arlington Fourth of July |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, approximately 75,000 people attend the |
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parade; many of them pitch tents the night before to secure the best |
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viewing angles for the two-hour spectacle; in addition, homeowners |
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along the route host parties on their porches and lawns; the parade |
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is also telecast live on the Arlington Independent School |
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District's station and streamed on its website, and radio listeners |
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can hear broadcasts from the event by local stations; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a half century, the Arlington Fourth |
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of July Parade has provided an opportunity for area residents to |
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express their patriotism and celebrate our nation's founding in the |
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company of their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 2019 Arlington Fourth of July |
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Parade and extend to all those in attendance sincere best wishes for |
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a memorable and enjoyable event. |
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Turner of Tarrant |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1802 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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