Bill Text: TX HR199 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 20, 2019, as Denton County Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR199 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR199-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 199 |
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WHEREAS, Citizens from Denton County are gathering in Austin | ||
on February 20, 2019, to celebrate Denton County Day at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Located in North Texas and serving as the gateway to | ||
the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Denton County was created from the | ||
Peters colony grant by the Texas Legislature in 1846 and named for | ||
pioneer preacher, lawyer, and soldier John Bunyan Denton; the early | ||
years of the county saw its emergence as an agricultural center, and | ||
the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s ensured that the region's | ||
wheat and cotton would find distribution across the country; and | ||
WHEREAS, The county has experienced remarkable growth in | ||
recent years, and with a population of more than 800,000, Denton is | ||
one of the fastest growing counties in the nation; it has drawn a | ||
number of corporate residents as well, including Federal Express, | ||
Sally Beauty Holdings, Target, WinCo, Peterbilt Motors, and Xerox; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The city of Denton, the county seat, is home to the | ||
University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, which were | ||
founded as Texas Normal College and Girls' Industrial College in | ||
1890 and 1903, respectively; nearby Corinth hosts a campus of North | ||
Central Texas College, which offers technical and occupational | ||
classes to residents throughout the county and beyond, and the area | ||
is further served by 11 public school districts educating thousands | ||
of young Texans at nearly 100 facilities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Other attractions in the area include the wilderness | ||
of the North Texas Greenbelt and the architecture of the Denton | ||
County Courthouse-on-the-Square; moreover, the county is part of | ||
the North Texas Horse Country, which is one of the largest regions | ||
for horse breeding and training in the southwestern United States, | ||
and the county also boasts the second-largest sports facility in | ||
the nation, the Texas Motor Speedway, which draws hundreds of | ||
thousands of race fans each year; and | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county are | ||
working to preserve the best of their past even as they look forward | ||
to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to figure | ||
prominently in the story of the Lone Star State in the years ahead; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 20, 2019, as Denton County | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
Stucky | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 199 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 20, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||