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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Dripping Springs are celebrating |
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the history of their community at the 36th annual Founders Day |
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Festival, taking place from April 25 to 27, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, The city traces its origins to the 1850s, when the |
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Moss, Pound, and Wallace families joined together to pursue their |
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dream of moving to Texas from Mississippi; travelling by wagon, the |
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"Old Three" arrived at the top of what is today known as Wallace |
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Mountain in January 1854 and decided to settle among the area's |
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rolling hills, rocky creek beds, and abundant wildlife; after John |
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Moss was appointed postmaster in 1857, his wife, Indiana, named the |
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frontier community in honor of the nearby springs that were fed by |
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the Milk House branch of the Edwards Aquifer; and |
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WHEREAS, Dripping Springs served as a stagecoach stop between |
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Austin and Fredericksburg, and by the 1880s, the town had come to |
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support several businesses, including a steam-powered gristmill |
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and cotton gins; entrepreneur W. T. Chapman created a 12-block city |
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plan in 1881, and a school, a hotel, a livery stable, and several |
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shops were soon established; farming and ranching remained the |
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mainstays of the economy for the next century, but the expansion of |
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Austin beginning in the 1970s helped convince Dripping Springs |
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residents to incorporate the city in 1981; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Dripping Springs is known as the Gateway to |
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the Hill Country and has become a thriving part of the Central Texas |
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area; it draws visitors from across the state and country, and |
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retail and hospitality businesses have become an important part of |
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the economy; moreover, the city hosts more than 1,000 weddings each |
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year, and it has been designated as the official Wedding Capital of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2025 Founders Day Festival is organized by the |
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City of Dripping Springs and the Founders Day Commission; the |
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celebration features a range of attractions, including a parade, |
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live music, arts and crafts, and a carnival, as well as a church |
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service on the final day; proceeds benefit local nonprofit |
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organizations, churches, school and park programs, youth groups, |
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and other charities; and |
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WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich heritage as they look forward |
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to a bright future, the citizens of Dripping Springs may take great |
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pride in their continuing contributions to Hays County and the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commemorate the 36th annual Dripping Springs Founders Day |
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Festival and extend to all those in attendance sincere best wishes |
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for a meaningful and memorable event. |