Bill Text: TX SR305 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 27 and 28, 2013, as Pearland Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-02-27 - Reported enrolled [SR305 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR305-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, | ||
WHEREAS, Situated on the alluvial lowlands of Brazoria | ||
County, Pearland lies at the center of a region traversed by | ||
Native Americans and such famous historical figures as Cabeza de | ||
Vaca, Cavelier de La Salle, and Stephen F. Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1882 as a siding switch on the Gulf, | ||
Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad, the site was originally called | ||
Mark Belt after the man whose house served as a local post office; | ||
in the mid-1890s the Southern Homestead Company constructed the | ||
town's first building, a rail depot, and the community was | ||
renamed Pearland because of the abundance of pear trees in the | ||
vicinity; the depot was the town's only link to the outside world | ||
and the center of town life; the combination freight and | ||
passenger train known as the "Bobby Train" was the only way for | ||
citizens of Pearland to travel back and forth to Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Galveston hurricane of 1900 destroyed | ||
Pearland's fruit orchards, but the region rebounded and was | ||
promoted only 10 years later by the Allison-Richey Suburban | ||
Garden Company as an "agricultural Eden" where fruit could be | ||
raised on a commercial scale; and | ||
WHEREAS, From the mid-1960s to the present, Pearland has | ||
grown from a population of 1,497 to some 97,000, making it one of | ||
the fastest-growing cities on the Gulf Coast; the life of the | ||
city is enriched with such annual events as the Winterfest in | ||
January and the Silverlake Sprint Triathlon every May; and | ||
WHEREAS, With the original railway depot still standing as | ||
a reminder of its colorful past, Pearland looks forward to an | ||
even more dynamic future, and it is appropriate to take this | ||
opportunity to honor it; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize February 27 and 28, 2013, as | ||
Pearland Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting | ||
delegation best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in | ||
Austin; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the delegation in honor of Pearland Day. | ||
Taylor | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on February 27, 2013. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |