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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Seagoville are visiting Austin on |
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March 23, 2017, to celebrate Seagoville Day at the State Capitol; |
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WHEREAS, Located in the rich Blackland Prairie region near |
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the Trinity River, the town was founded in 1876 and was originally |
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named Seago, after T. K. Seago, a settler who established the |
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location's first general store; area residents gained rail |
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connections in 1881, when the Texas Trunk Railroad built through |
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the town, and the first official plat was recorded in the Dallas |
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County deed records two years later; there was a cotton gin and a |
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steam gristmill by 1885, and nearby farmers shipped cotton and |
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alfalfa; in 1910, the post office department changed the town's |
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name to Seagoville to avoid confusion with a similarly named |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the people of Seagoville delight in their |
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community's small-town atmosphere, yet their proximity to the |
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Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex gives residents and visitors easy |
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access to a wide range of big-city cultural and sports activities; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Seagoville also boasts a variety of outdoor |
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recreational opportunities at its numerous parks, tennis |
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facilities, and senior citizen and youth centers; nearby Lake Ray |
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Hubbard offers nearly 23,000 acres for fishing and water sports, |
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while nature lovers can learn more about the area at the Post Oak |
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Preserve and the Dallas Independent School District Environmental |
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Education Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Each October, the community celebrates the |
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migration of the beautiful monarch butterfly during Seagofest, an |
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event for the entire family that provides a welcome opportunity for |
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residents to pay tribute to their shared history and culture; and |
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WHEREAS, The city of Seagoville embodies the best aspects of |
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both rural and urban life, and its citizens may indeed take great |
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pride in their achievements as they work to build an even brighter |
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future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 23, 2017, as Seagoville Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. |
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Burkett |
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Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1021 was adopted by the House on March |
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23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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