Bill Text: TX HR177 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2, 2023, as Coppell Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR177 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR177-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 177 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the | ||
| State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 2, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The first known settler in what was originally | ||
| called Grapevine Springs was James Parish, who moved to the area in | ||
| the mid-1800s; in time, a farming community developed, and it was | ||
| renamed Gibbs in honor of Barnett Gibbs, a Dallas lawyer, civic | ||
| leader, politician, and local real estate investor; strongly | ||
| supported by the state's farmers, Mr. Gibbs served in the 1880s as | ||
| lieutenant governor; the young town acquired rail connections in | ||
| 1888 with the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, | ||
| and in the early 1890s, it was renamed Coppell, in honor of New York | ||
| financier George Coppell, who had provided crucial assistance to | ||
| the rail line; the city incorporated in 1955; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Coppell today is home to nearly 1,500 businesses, | ||
| including 45 corporate headquarters and nearly a dozen Fortune 500 | ||
| companies; it boasts a thriving residential community that enjoys | ||
| excellent services, exemplary parks, and safe neighborhoods, and it | ||
| benefits from its central location at the heart of the Dallas-Fort | ||
| Worth Metroplex, only five miles from DFW International Airport and | ||
| 30 minutes from both Dallas and Fort Worth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recent years, the city was honored with | ||
| consecutive National Gold Medal Awards by the National Recreation | ||
| and Park Association, a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence | ||
| in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers | ||
| Association, and a Certificate of Distinction by the Government | ||
| Treasurers' Organization of Texas, in addition to receiving AAA | ||
| bond ratings by both Moody's and Standard and a Certificate of | ||
| Achievement from the Richard R. Lillie, FAICP Planning Excellence | ||
| Recognition Program of the Texas Chapter of the American Planning | ||
| Association; it was also ranked 25th among the 100 Best Fleets in | ||
| the Americas by NAFA Fleet Management Association, and it was | ||
| recognized as a National Night Out winner in 2022, placing fourth in | ||
| the nation among similarly sized cities that participated in the | ||
| campaign; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Coppell Independent School District, a premier | ||
| public school system with high-performing schools, is home to more | ||
| than 13,400 students, who represent a wide range of countries, | ||
| languages, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds; the district is | ||
| committed to creating profound learning experiences for each child | ||
| and focuses on themes of collective engagement, great teaching, | ||
| authentic relationships, and redefining success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents of Coppell are building on their past | ||
| achievements as they work toward an even brighter future, and it is | ||
| indeed fitting to take this opportunity to honor them; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2023, as Coppell Day at the | ||
| State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. | ||
| Johnson of Dallas | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 177 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
