Bill Text: TX HR1489 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 9, 2017, as Hutto Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-10 - Reported enrolled [HR1489 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1489-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1489 |
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Hutto are gathering in Austin on | ||
May 9, 2017, to celebrate Hutto Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Situated on the rich blackland soils of southeastern | ||
Williamson County, the Hutto area was settled in 1855 by James E. | ||
Hutto, a Swedish pioneer, and Adam Orgain, a freed slave; the town, | ||
which was founded in 1876 around a depot of the International-Great | ||
Northern Railroad, soon became a center for cotton farming, and it | ||
was incorporated in 1911; and | ||
WHEREAS, More than a century later, Hutto benefits from its | ||
location at the intersection of two major highways, US 79 and SH | ||
130, and its proximity to the NAFTA corridor along I-35; the city's | ||
population has soared from 1,450 in 2000 to an estimated 23,000 | ||
today, and its welcoming environment for business has earned it | ||
recognition from Southern Business and Development magazine as one | ||
of the Top 10 Edge Markets and one of the Top 100 Best Places in the | ||
South to Locate Your Company; in 2016, Hutto was named the Seventh | ||
Fastest Growing Small City in America by Zippia, the Second Best | ||
City to Live in Texas by Best Places Now, and the Second Safest City | ||
in Texas by Wide Open Country; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Hutto Independent School District is one of the | ||
fastest growing districts in Texas, and the district's school board | ||
was honored for its contributions to education in 2014, when it was | ||
named the Region 13 Honor Board by the Texas Association of School | ||
Administrators; the city is also increasing opportunities for adult | ||
students, and the 57-acre campus of the East Williamson County | ||
Higher Education Center, a partnership between Temple College, | ||
Texas State Technical College, and Texas A&M University--Central | ||
Texas, has continued to expand its course offerings since opening | ||
in 2013; in addition, Hutto residents approved funding for the | ||
creation of a park system and the 35,000-square-foot Hutto Family | ||
YMCA facility, which opened in January 2014; and | ||
WHEREAS, Home to an educated workforce, a motivated city | ||
government, and a healthy business climate, Hutto is building on | ||
its rich, small-town heritage of hard work and neighborliness to | ||
prepare itself for a dynamic future as a smart place to live, work, | ||
and prosper; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize May 9, 2017, as Hutto Day at the State | ||
Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes | ||
for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. | ||
Gonzales of Williamson | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1489 was adopted by the House on May | ||
4, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||