Bill Text: TX SR400 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 9, 2017, as Coppell Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-09 - Reported enrolled [SR400 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR400-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the | ||
State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 9, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, The first known settler in what was originally | ||
called Grapevine Springs was James Parish, who moved to the area | ||
in the mid-1800s; in time, a farming community developed, and its | ||
post office took the name Gibbs in honor of Barnett Gibbs, a | ||
Dallas lawyer, civic leader, politician, and local real estate | ||
investor; strongly supported by the state's farmers, Mr. Gibbs | ||
served in the 1880s as lieutenant governor; and | ||
WHEREAS, The young town acquired rail connections in 1888 | ||
with the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, | ||
and in 1890, the station there was named Coppell, probably after | ||
New York financier George Coppell, who had provided crucial | ||
assistance to the rail line; two years later, the town adopted | ||
the name Coppell, and the city incorporated in 1955; and | ||
WHEREAS, Originally an agricultural center, Coppell today | ||
boasts numerous businesses and is a thriving residential community | ||
with excellent services, an exemplary parks and recreation system, | ||
and safe neighborhoods; nearly 12,000 students are enrolled in the | ||
Coppell Independent School District, which is home to multiple | ||
National Blue Ribbon campuses; the city benefits from its central | ||
location at the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, only five | ||
miles from DFW International Airport and 30 minutes from both | ||
Dallas and Fort Worth; in 2012 and again in 2014, it was named one | ||
of the best suburbs in the region by D Magazine, and it has been | ||
further recognized by the Texas Commission on Environmental | ||
Quality and Keep Texas Beautiful; and | ||
WHEREAS, Coppell residents are building on their past | ||
achievements as they work toward an even brighter future, and it is | ||
indeed fitting to take this opportunity to honor them; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize March 9, 2017, as Coppell Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. | ||
Huffines | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 9, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |