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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The development of the city of Pineland has been |
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profoundly shaped by its lumber industry, which has formed the |
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basis of the community's economy since its founding at the turn of |
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the 20th century; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in southwestern Sabine County, Pineland |
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traces its origins to a sawmill and lumber camp that was established |
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on the Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern Railway, which laid tracks |
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through the county in 1902; originally known as John Adam's Mill, |
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the community acquired its Pineland name when a post office opened |
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in 1904; and |
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WHEREAS, Nestled in the heart of the East Texas forests, |
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Pineland grew rapidly as a company town centered around the Temple |
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Lumber Company, which was established in 1910 when Thomas L. L. |
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Temple took control of a previously existing mill operation; |
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through the decades, the company's products included hardwood, |
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plywood, pine lumber, particleboard, and hardwood flooring, and a |
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number of new processing facilities were added beginning in the |
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1960s; and |
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WHEREAS, The company became Temple Industries in 1963, and |
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additional name changes took place over the next two decades due to |
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a series of acquisitions and mergers; since 2013, Georgia-Pacific |
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has operated the mill, and when a $120 million expansion of the |
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Pineland Lumber Complex was completed in 2023, it became the |
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largest sawmill in the southern United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Drawing on the region's vast timber resources, |
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Pineland has played an integral role in the state's lumber industry |
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for more than a century, and the city's residents are justifiably |
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proud of their community's contributions to the Texas economy; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate Pineland as the official Lumber Capital of Texas; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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passed by the legislature. |