Bill Text: TX SR85 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing January 31, 2023, as Rowlett Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR85 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR85-Introduced.html
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| By: Hall | S.R. No. 85 | |
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Rowlett are gathering in Austin on | ||
| January 31, 2023, to celebrate Rowlett Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The area around present-day Rowlett was first | ||
| settled in the 1840s by members of the Peters and Mercer Colonies; a | ||
| post office was set up in 1880, and the town was eventually named | ||
| Rowlett after Rowlett Creek, a tributary of the east fork of the | ||
| Trinity River; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With the arrival of the Dallas and Greenville | ||
| Railway in 1889, the town soon became a prosperous cotton farming | ||
| community with a school, churches, and businesses, and it also | ||
| benefited from being a stop on one of the nation's first | ||
| transcontinental highways, the Bankhead Highway; the city was | ||
| incorporated in 1952 by a vote of 84 citizens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Rowlett has grown into a thriving city of | ||
| more than 60,000 residents who enjoy 30 miles of beautiful Lake Ray | ||
| Hubbard shoreline; it has been named a Tree City USA, and it has | ||
| been ranked as one of the safest cities in the state; Rowlett has | ||
| also won recognition from the Texas Economic Development Council | ||
| and the Dallas Business Journal for its economic development | ||
| achievements; the Rowlett Chamber of Commerce was established in | ||
| 1924, and it has continued to play a vital role in local development | ||
| as this small, agricultural town has grown into a modern city with a | ||
| vibrant downtown business district; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Honoring their heritage as they embrace the | ||
| opportunities of the future, the citizens of Rowlett may take | ||
| justifiable pride in the fine Texas city they call home; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature | ||
| hereby recognize January 31, 2023, as Rowlett Day at the State | ||
| Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. | ||
