Bill Text: TX HR652 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Mansfield Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR652 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR652-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 652 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting | ||
| Austin on March 6, 2013, to celebrate the distinctive attributes | ||
| and achievements of their community during Mansfield Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timber country of North Central | ||
| Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first established by | ||
| pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man and Julian Feild | ||
| built a grist mill in the area, at the crossroads that later became | ||
| the center of the town, which was named for the two men; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the | ||
| street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860; | ||
| during the Civil War, the Man and Feild gristmill supplied meal and | ||
| flour to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for those at | ||
| United States Army outposts and Indian reservations in Texas and | ||
| New Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town remained a | ||
| farming community until the suburban expansion of the Dallas/Fort | ||
| Worth area brought many new residents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 50,000 residents can | ||
| enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the | ||
| town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places to | ||
| live in the United States; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mansfield will be led in 2013 by the dedicated | ||
| members of its city council, including Mayor David Cook and Mayor | ||
| Pro Tempore Larry Broseh, as well as Brent Newsom, Stephen Lindsey, | ||
| Darryl Haynes, Cory Hoffman, and Wendy Burgess; also committed to | ||
| the town's well-being are members of the Mansfield Area Chamber of | ||
| Commerce, including its executive committee, Dan Phillips, Rob | ||
| Schulz, Bry Acker, Thelma Brown, Grant Hall, David Harris, Joanie | ||
| Fowler Pace, Russ Wilson, and Glenda Tiller, its other directors, | ||
| Jenny Conrad, Angel Biasatti, Vince Hrabal, Katie Watson, Michelle | ||
| Canton, Karen Tecklenburg, Leigh Ann Tipping, Kevin Allee, Mike | ||
| Leasor, and Omar Pineda, its ex-officio directors, Clayton | ||
| Chandler, Dr. Jim Vaszauskas, Scott Welmaker, Stacy Williams, and | ||
| Tom Blanton, and its president and CEO, Amanda Miller; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This charming town is an outstanding place in which | ||
| to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take | ||
| great pride in their heritage and ongoing achievements; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2013, as Mansfield Day at the | ||
| State Capitol and extend to members of the visiting delegation | ||
| sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event. | ||
| Zedler | ||
| Orr | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 652 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 6, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
