Bill Text: TX SR399 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing the City of New Fairview on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its incorporation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-11 - Reported enrolled [SR399 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR399-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing the City of New Fairview on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its incorporation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-11 - Reported enrolled [SR399 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR399-Introduced.html
88R22158 CW-D | ||
By: Parker | S.R. No. 399 |
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of New Fairview are recognizing the | ||
50th anniversary of the incorporation of their city with a | ||
celebration on May 20, 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Located in Wise County as part of the Dallas-Fort | ||
Worth Metroplex, New Fairview was originally referred to as | ||
Illinois Settlement as many of its early residents had moved to the | ||
area from that state; in the 1880s, land was donated for a cemetery, | ||
church, and one-room school, and by the early 1900s, the city had | ||
become known as Fairview, alluding to the "fair view of the prairie" | ||
afforded by surrounding hilltops; many of the town's streets are | ||
named for early settlers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Fairview was officially incorporated on May 21, | ||
1973, and in 1999, the community was renamed New Fairview to | ||
distinguish it from other Texas towns of the same name; two decades | ||
later, the city became a Type A general law municipality, and in | ||
2020, it took on a council/manager form of government in which the | ||
city administrator is the chief administrative officer; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ranked as one of the region's fastest growing cities | ||
by the North Central Texas Council of Governments, New Fairview | ||
today is home to more than 2,000 residents; it is served by the | ||
Northwest and Decatur Independent School Districts, and Mayor John | ||
Taylor and the city council play a vital role in guiding residential | ||
and commercial growth while helping to preserve the community's | ||
rural small-town charm; and | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of New Fairview may indeed take great | ||
pride in their city's rich heritage as they come together to | ||
celebrate this significant milestone; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the | ||
City of New Fairview and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes | ||
for the future. |