Bill Text: TX HR952 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Jacinto City.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR952 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR952-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 952 |
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Jacinto City are observing the | ||
75th anniversary of the incorporation of their community on May 10, | ||
2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, The prairie around Jacinto City was originally | ||
sparsely populated ranchland, but during World War II, steel mills, | ||
oil refineries, and chemical plants sprang up along the nearby | ||
Houston ship channel, and in 1941, developer Frank Sharp built a | ||
small subdivision to provide houses for those seeking jobs at the | ||
new industries; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1946, a group of local residents came together to | ||
form a government, and they called their new town Jacinto City after | ||
the nearby monument to the Battle of San Jacinto; that same year, | ||
the city acquired a water and sewer system from the federal | ||
government; the first mayor, Inch Chandler, opened a grocery store, | ||
and during the 1950s a city hall and recreation facilities were | ||
constructed; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Jacinto City is home to more than 10,700 | ||
residents who can boast of an efficient police department, a | ||
well-trained volunteer fire department, and a crime rate and tax | ||
rate that are lower than nearby communities; about 100 small | ||
businesses are located in the city, as are two banks and the | ||
Longhorn Glass Corporation, which manufactures millions of bottles | ||
a year for the local Anheuser-Busch facility; and | ||
WHEREAS, The people of Jacinto City enjoy the blessings of | ||
small town life while also benefiting from the amenities of the | ||
greater Houston area, and they may indeed take great pride in their | ||
unique part in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of the | ||
incorporation of Jacinto City and extend to its citizens sincere | ||
best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Jacinto City as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Hernandez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 952 was adopted by the House on May 8, | ||
2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||