Bill Text: TX HR277 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2019, as City of Frisco Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR277 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR277-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 277 |
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens and business leaders of Frisco are | ||
gathering in Austin on February 12, 2019, to celebrate City of | ||
Frisco Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, On the border in Collin and Denton Counties, Frisco | ||
was originally named Emerson, but when a post office was | ||
established in 1902, it was renamed Frisco, after the nickname for | ||
the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway Company; the town | ||
was incorporated in the early 20th century, and it has since grown | ||
from a retail and shipping center for local farmers into a booming | ||
modern community; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past three decades, Frisco has grown from | ||
some 6,000 residents in 1990 to almost 182,000 today, and in 2018, | ||
it was named the top city in the nation in Money magazine's ranking | ||
of the 50 Best Places to Live; contributing to this remarkable | ||
achievement are the Frisco Independent School District's 98 percent | ||
high school graduation rate and a nearly 15 percent job growth rate | ||
projected for the next few years; and | ||
WHEREAS, A strong commitment to public-private partnerships | ||
has resulted in many impressive new additions to the city's | ||
commercial and retail community; the video game company Gearbox | ||
relocated to Frisco in 2015, and in December 2018, the city | ||
announced a deal to bring the headquarters of the PGA of America to | ||
Frisco as the anchor of a 600-acre development; previous | ||
partnerships resulted in the construction of the Ford Center at The | ||
Star indoor athletic facility, which is the headquarters and | ||
training field of the Dallas Cowboys, and the Dr Pepper Ballpark; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike delight in the many | ||
opportunities for recreation in Frisco, which is home to seven | ||
professional sports teams, including the Major League Soccer team | ||
FC Dallas, the Frisco RoughRiders Class AA baseball team, and the | ||
National Hockey League's Dallas Stars; the city's museum district | ||
includes the Frisco Heritage Museum and Center, the National | ||
Videogame Museum, Sci-Tech Discovery Center, and the Museum of the | ||
American Railroad; and | ||
WHEREAS, Boasting a forward-thinking city government and a | ||
dynamic business environment, Frisco has established itself as one | ||
of the most exciting and prosperous cities in the nation, and its | ||
citizens may indeed take great pride in the place they call home; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2019, as City of Frisco | ||
Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in | ||
Austin. | ||
Holland | ||
Patterson | ||
Shaheen | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 277 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 12, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||