Bill Text: TX SR302 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 28, 2019, as Rowlett Day.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-01 - Reported enrolled [SR302 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR302-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Rowlett are gathering in Austin on | ||
| February 28, 2019, to celebrate Rowlett Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The area around present-day Rowlett was first | ||
| settled in the 1840s by members of the Peters and Mercer | ||
| Colonies; a post office was set up in 1880 and named Morris, after | ||
| its first postmaster, but the name was later changed to Rowlett, | ||
| after Rowlett Creek, a tributary of the east fork of the Trinity | ||
| River; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The arrival of the Dallas and Greenville Railway | ||
| in 1889 helped the town become a prosperous cotton farming | ||
| community with a school, churches, and businesses, and in 1921, | ||
| it was included on the route of the Bankhead Highway, the | ||
| nation's second cross-country paved highway; the city was | ||
| incorporated in 1952 by a vote of 84 citizens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Rowlett has grown into a thriving city of | ||
| more than 60,000 residents who enjoy 30 miles of beautiful Lake | ||
| Ray Hubbard shoreline; it has been named a Tree City USA, and it | ||
| won recognition from the Texas Economic Development Council and | ||
| the Dallas Business Journal for its economic development | ||
| achievements; popular annual events include an Easter egg hunt, | ||
| fireworks on the Fourth of July, the Movies on Main series, and a | ||
| holiday parade and tree lighting ceremony every Christmas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Honoring their heritage as they embrace the | ||
| opportunities of the future, the citizens of Rowlett may take | ||
| justifiable pride in the fine Texas town they call home; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2019, as Rowlett Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation | ||
| sincere best wishes for an enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
| Hall, Johnson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 1, 2019. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
