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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Valley View joined together on |
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March 26, 2022, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the |
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founding of their community; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the rolling prairie of North Texas, |
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the region was first settled by the Lee family in 1870, and in |
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1872, L. W. Lee laid out a townsite and named it Valley View, for |
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its vista of the Spring Creek valley; that same year, a post |
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office was established in the community, and the following year, |
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a blacksmith shop was opened that also served as the town's first |
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school; by 1884, the town had 250 people, three gristmills and |
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cotton gins, and three general stores, and in 1886, it became a |
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stop on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; and |
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WHEREAS, By 1890, there were four churches and a hotel in |
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Valley View; a school district was incorporated in 1902, and the |
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following year a two-story, brick schoolhouse was built, as well |
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as six new business buildings, a bank, and a telephone exchange; |
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in 1904, a weekly newspaper, the Valley View News, began |
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publishing; the town survived two serious fires in 1924, |
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including one started by bank robbers, which burned down two city |
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blocks; the town was incorporated in 1980, and today it is a |
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dynamic community of more than 900 residents; and |
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WHEREAS, On the occasion of the town's 150th birthday, the |
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citizens of Valley View hosted a celebration featuring country |
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music performances, gunfighter shows, square dancing, a display |
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of antique tractors, and the crowning of the Valley View king and |
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queen; and |
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WHEREAS, Paying tribute to their rich and colorful history |
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as they work together to build a bright future, the people of |
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Valley View may indeed take great pride in the role their |
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community plays in the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the |
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founding of Valley View and extend to the community's citizens |
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and guests sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for the City of Valley View as an expression of high |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Springer |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 24, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |