Bill Text: TX HR758 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 12 and 13, 2019, as Palestine Days at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR758 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR758-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 758 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Palestine are gathering in Austin on | ||
| March 12 and 13, 2019, in celebration of Palestine Days at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1846, the first legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| established Anderson County, and a county seat was laid out at its | ||
| center on a 100-acre tract; it was named Palestine after a town in | ||
| Illinois, the previous home of early settlers; the town's early | ||
| prosperity derived from the shipment of agricultural goods down the | ||
| Trinity River; in 1875, the county gave a $150,000 bonus to the | ||
| International-Great Northern Railroad for locating its | ||
| headquarters in Palestine, and within five years, the town's | ||
| population doubled to more than 4,000; prominent citizens hired | ||
| such noted architects as Nicholas Clayton and Wesley Clark Dodson | ||
| to design numerous buildings that are now landmarks; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Palestine has continued to thrive as a | ||
| transportation and shipping hub, due to its favorable location on | ||
| major highways as well as the Union Pacific Railroad; in the 1980s, | ||
| Walmart built its first distribution center outside of Arkansas in | ||
| Palestine, and the retail giant added another center in 1994; the | ||
| city is also home to wholesale beverage and aerospace parts | ||
| distributors, a giftware company, and a growing medical industry; | ||
| nurturing a well-educated workforce, it supports two colleges, | ||
| Trinity Valley Community College-Palestine and The University of | ||
| Texas at Tyler Palestine Campus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A designated Texas Main Street City, Palestine draws | ||
| visitors with a magnificent architectural legacy of structures | ||
| dating from the early 19th to the mid-20th century, among them many | ||
| restored Victorian homes; it boasts more than 1,800 historic sites, | ||
| and the Texas State Railroad, the oldest heritage railway in the | ||
| state, offers both steam and diesel train excursions; other popular | ||
| attractions include the Museum for East Texas Culture, the Texas | ||
| Theatre, and Davey Dogwood Park, which has hosted the annual Texas | ||
| Dogwood Trails Celebration since 1944; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Palestine has practiced careful stewardship of its | ||
| rich past and natural beauty while adapting to the changing demands | ||
| of modern commerce, and its residents may take justifiable pride in | ||
| the dynamic and beautiful place they call home; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 12 and 13, 2019, as Palestine | ||
| Days at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
| sincere best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
| Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 758 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
