88R8991 AMB-D
 
  By: Button H.R. No. 40
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Residents of Rowlett are gathering in Austin on
  January 31, 2023, to celebrate Rowlett Day at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, The area around present-day Rowlett was first
  settled in the 1840s by members of the Peters and Mercer Colonies; a
  post office was set up in 1880, and the town was eventually named
  Rowlett after Rowlett Creek, a tributary of the east fork of the
  Trinity River; and
         WHEREAS, With the arrival of the Dallas and Greenville
  Railway in 1889, the town soon became a prosperous cotton farming
  community with a school, churches, and businesses, and it also
  benefited from being a stop on one of the nation's first
  transcontinental highways, the Bankhead Highway; the city was
  incorporated in 1952 by a vote of 84 citizens; and
         WHEREAS, Today, Rowlett has grown into a thriving city of
  more than 60,000 residents who enjoy 30 miles of beautiful Lake Ray
  Hubbard shoreline; it has been named a Tree City USA, and it has
  been ranked as one of the safest cities in the state; Rowlett has
  also won recognition from the Texas Economic Development Council
  and the Dallas Business Journal for its economic development
  achievements; the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce was established in
  1924, and it has continued to play a vital role in local development
  as this small, agricultural town has grown into a modern city with a
  vibrant downtown business district; and
         WHEREAS, Honoring their heritage as they embrace the
  opportunities of the future, the citizens of Rowlett may take
  justifiable pride in the fine Texas city they call home; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize January 31, 2023, as Rowlett Day at
  the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
  delegation.