Bill Text: TX HR45 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Citizens National Bank of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR45 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR45-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 45 |
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WHEREAS, Citizens National Bank of Texas is celebrating its | ||
150th anniversary in 2018; and | ||
WHEREAS, This institution was initially founded in 1868 as | ||
Ferris and Getzendaner, Attorneys at Law and Bankers, in | ||
Waxahachie; the business served as the only banking operation in | ||
North Texas for many years, and in June 1884, it earned a federal | ||
charter and was renamed Citizens National Bank; in 1905, it merged | ||
with First National Bank to become Citizens National Bank of | ||
Waxahachie, and it went on to do business under that banner for a | ||
century before assuming its present name; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since 1930, CNBT has primarily been owned and | ||
operated by the same family; Colonel M. E. Singleton served as | ||
president for eight years before his death in 1938, at which time | ||
his son, M. E. "Marvin" Singleton Jr., took the reins; he in turn | ||
was succeeded by his son, George H. Singleton, in 1987, and for the | ||
past quarter century, the bank has been ably guided by a member of | ||
the fourth generation, M. E. "Mark" Singleton III; and | ||
WHEREAS, From its humble beginnings, CNBT has undergone | ||
dramatic growth, and today it encompasses 12 branches across 9 | ||
North Texas cities and holds more than $800 million in total assets; | ||
through the years, the bank has supported a host of charities and | ||
civic organizations and awarded over 600 college scholarships to | ||
local students; in the past year alone, its employees have | ||
contributed a combined total of some 15,000 volunteer hours to | ||
their respective communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, For a century and a half, Citizens National Bank of | ||
Texas has played a vital role in the prosperity of the Dallas-Fort | ||
Worth Metroplex and beyond, and it is truly deserving of special | ||
recognition on this important milestone in its history; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the | ||
sesquicentennial of Citizens National Bank of Texas and extend to | ||
all those associated with the institution sincere best wishes for | ||
the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the bank as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Wray | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 45 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||