Bill Text: TX SR42 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the City of The Colony on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR42 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR42-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the citizens of The Colony on the 40th anniversary of | ||
the city's official incorporation; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Colony traces its roots to the 1841 Peters | ||
Colony contract, the first empresario contract authorized by the | ||
legislature of the Republic of Texas; the Peters Colony contract | ||
was established to promote immigrant settlement in North Texas, | ||
and it designated land that included all or part of 26 modern | ||
counties; the contract brought approximately 1,800 families to | ||
the region, eight of whom settled in the area known today as The | ||
Colony; and | ||
WHEREAS, The City of The Colony owes its eventual | ||
development to the construction of the Lake Lewisville Dam, which | ||
began collecting water in 1954, and to the founding of the small | ||
community of Eastvale, which was established in the 1960s along | ||
the lake's eastern shore; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1973, the Dallas-based residential land | ||
developer Fox and Jacobs purchased 2,500 acres of land along the | ||
shore of Lake Lewisville and south of Eastvale and designated the | ||
tract "The Colony" to memorialize the spirit of Peters Colony; by | ||
1977, The Colony had more than 3,500 residents, and they voted to | ||
incorporate as a city; the Eastvale community consolidated with | ||
the city 10 years later; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since its incorporation, The Colony has grown and | ||
has become a vibrant city that embraces conscientious growth and | ||
development while preserving natural green spaces; The Colony is | ||
a gem among North Texas communities, and the anniversary of its | ||
incorporation is indeed cause for celebration; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend all who have helped The Colony | ||
grow and become the thriving scenic community it is today | ||
and congratulate them on the city's 40th anniversary; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the city as a memento of this anniversary. | ||
Nelson | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on January 24, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |