Bill Text: TX HR135 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Kennedale Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Reported enrolled [HR135 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR135-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Kennedale Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Reported enrolled [HR135 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR135-Introduced.html
83R3676 JGH-D | ||
By: Zedler | H.R. No. 135 |
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Kennedale are gathering to | ||
celebrate Kennedale Day at the State Capitol on February 12, 2013; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Set among the rolling grasslands of southeast | ||
Tarrant County, the site of Kennedale was originally inhabited by | ||
Indian tribes who hunted and fished along Village Creek; the | ||
Republic of Texas signed a treaty with the tribes in 1843, and | ||
settlers began moving into the area over the following decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1882, John D. Hudson, C. B. Teague, and Oliver | ||
S. Kennedy bought land around a mineral well; a post office was | ||
opened on the land in 1884, and in 1886, a town was laid out and | ||
named Kennedale, after Mr. Kennedy; that same year, the Fort Worth | ||
and New Orleans Railway built a line through the town to Waxahachie, | ||
along with a passenger depot and several section houses as | ||
residences for its employees; during that era, the town became | ||
known for its brickworks, and Kennedale brick was used in several | ||
buildings in Fort Worth; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Kennedale is an attractive and comfortable | ||
community with easy access to the amenities of Fort Worth and | ||
Arlington; residents and visitors alike enjoy the opportunities for | ||
recreation available at Rodgers Farm Park and Sonora Park, and a | ||
replica of one of the original railway section houses stands at | ||
TownCenter Park to provide a colorful reminder of the city's | ||
history; and | ||
WHEREAS, The city continues to thrive under the leadership of | ||
Mayor John Clark, Mayor Pro-Tem Brian Johnson, and city council | ||
members Liz Carrington, Frank Fernandez, Charles Overstreet, and | ||
Kelly Turner; also contributing to the community's growth and | ||
prosperity are the board members of the Kennedale Chamber of | ||
Commerce, including Chair Pat Doescher, Mark Biondi, Monica | ||
Collier, Mike Frazier, Carl Hall, Bob Hart, Fred Moore, James | ||
Mulroy, Naseem Patel, Donna Sellers, Deborah Su, and Joe Taylor; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Preserving the city's small-town charm while | ||
working to build a bright future, the residents of Kennedale may | ||
indeed take great pride in their community's heritage and promise; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2013, as Kennedale Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend to all those visiting from Kennedale | ||
sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable day. |