Bill Text: TX SR255 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Mansfield Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-06 - Again read [SR255 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR255-Enrolled.html
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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 Timbers 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 gristmill 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. Bob Morrison, Scott | ||
Welmaker, Stacy Williams, and Tom Blanton, and its president and | ||
chief executive officer, 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
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; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the citizens of Mansfield as an expression of high regard from | ||
the Texas Senate. | ||
Davis, Birdwell | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 4, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |