Bill Text: TX SR406 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 25, 2015, as Coppell Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [SR406 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR406-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the | ||
| State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 25, 2015; 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; the young town acquired rail | ||
| connections in 1888 with the arrival of the Saint 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 also | ||
| adopted the name Coppell; the city incorporated in 1955; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Originally an agricultural center, Coppell today | ||
| boasts more than 1,000 businesses and is a thriving residential | ||
| community with excellent services, an exemplary parks and | ||
| recreation system, and safe neighborhoods; over 11,000 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's more than 40,000 residents enjoy easy | ||
| access to urban amenities as well as a comfortable, small-town | ||
| lifestyle, and they may take justifiable pride in the important | ||
| role their unique area continues to play in the story of the Lone | ||
| Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 25, 2015, 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 | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 23, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
