Bill Text: TX HR362 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR362 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR362-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 362
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Members of the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce are
  visiting the State Capitol on March 1, 2023, providing a welcome
  opportunity to pay tribute to this outstanding organization and the
  city it serves; and
         WHEREAS, Located in North Texas, Grand Prairie is west of
  downtown Dallas in Dallas and Tarrant Counties; the first settlers
  arrived in the area before the Civil War, and the community traces
  its roots back to 1863, when A. M. Dechman's wagon broke down on his
  trip from Jacksonville, Texas, to Fort Belknap with supplies for
  the army commissary; he traded his broken wagon, ox team, and $200
  for a 239-acre tract of land; and
         WHEREAS, The community became known as Deckman, or Dechman,
  when a post office was constructed in 1874, and the arrival of the
  Texas and Pacific Railway brought additional growth; the railroad
  company had already started referring to the town as "Grand
  Prairie," which officially became the city's name in 1877; Grand
  Prairie was incorporated in 1902, and by 1925, its population
  exceeded 1,260; and
         WHEREAS, Today, Grand Prairie is home to nearly 200,000
  residents, and as part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, it is in
  one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation; under the
  exceptional leadership of president and chief executive officer
  Michelle Madden, chair Martin Caballero, and its board of
  directors, the Grand Prairie chamber creates partnerships with
  business, civic, and educational leaders; among its resources for
  entrepreneurs, the chamber oversees the Business Advisory Council,
  which provides support to small businesses in Grand Prairie and
  throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; and
         WHEREAS, The Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce has played an
  important role in enhancing the community's economic vitality and
  quality of life, and all those associated with the organization may
  take pride in their contributions to the area's prosperity; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as Grand Prairie
  Chamber of Commerce Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm
  welcome to the visiting delegation; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the chamber as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  González of Dallas
  Turner
  Davis
  Bhojani
  Sherman, Sr.
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 362 was adopted by the House on March
  1, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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