Bill Text: TX HR210 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Irving Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Reported enrolled [HR210 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR210-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Irving Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Reported enrolled [HR210 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR210-Introduced.html
83R4264 JWI-D | ||
By: Harper-Brown | H.R. No. 210 |
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WHEREAS, Many of Irving's most distinguished civic and | ||
business leaders are gathering in Austin today to celebrate Irving | ||
Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established as a small settlement on a railroad line | ||
in the late 1800s, Irving has witnessed phenomenal growth since the | ||
mid-20th century when it had only about 3,000 residents; spurring | ||
its development, the Plymouth Park Shopping Center opened in 1955, | ||
the University of Dallas opened in 1956, and Irving Community | ||
Hospital opened in 1964; DFW International Airport and the Las | ||
Colinas and Valley Ranch master-planned business and residential | ||
communities further contributed to the boom, and today the city | ||
boasts a population of more than 215,000; and | ||
WHEREAS, Irving is one of the nation's premiere destinations | ||
for domestic and international corporate relocations; it is the | ||
home of a five-star chamber of commerce, the Greater Irving-Las | ||
Colinas Chamber of Commerce, which actively represents the | ||
interests of the largest business park in North Texas; 8,500 | ||
companies, including more than 50 companies in the Fortune 500 and | ||
the global headquarters of ExxonMobil, Celanese, Kimberly-Clark, | ||
the Commercial Metals Company, and Fluor are located in the city; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Irving's educational and cultural resources make it | ||
a fine place to live and work; the University of Dallas, North Lake | ||
College, and other institutions provide outstanding postsecondary | ||
education, and the city's visual and performing arts groups, | ||
symphony orchestras, youth arts programs, nearby sports and | ||
entertainment venues, and riverside hiking and biking trails offer | ||
almost unlimited opportunities for fun; and | ||
WHEREAS, Irving is a forward-looking and vibrant city, which | ||
benefits greatly from the farsighted leadership of Mayor Beth Van | ||
Duyne and the members of the city council, Michael E. Gallaway, Roy | ||
Santoscoy, Dennis Webb, Joe Putnam, Rose Cannaday, Brad | ||
M. LaMorgese, Gerald Farris, and Thomas D. Spink, and its creative | ||
and hardworking citizens are to be commended for their | ||
contributions to the prosperity of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2013, as Irving Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
delegation. |