Bill Text: TX HR339 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 12, 2013, as Rowlett Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-12 - Reported enrolled [HR339 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR339-Introduced.html

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83R6884 JGH-D
By: Button H.R. No. 339

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Proud residents of Rowlett are gathering in Austin
on February 12, 2013, to celebrate Rowlett Day at the State Capitol;
and
WHEREAS, The area around present-day Rowlett was first
settled in the 1840s by two immigration companies, the W. S. Peters
Colony and the Charles Mercer Colony; a post office was set up in
1880 and named Morris, after its first postmaster, but the name was
later changed to Rowlett, after Rowlett Creek, a tributary of the
east fork of the Trinity River; and
WHEREAS, The arrival of the Dallas and Greenville Railway in
1889 helped the town grow into a prosperous cotton farming
community with a school, churches, and businesses, and in 1921, it
was included on the route of the Bankhead Highway, the nation's
second cross-country paved highway; the city was incorporated in
1952 by a vote of 84 citizens; and
WHEREAS, Since the completion of the Lake Ray Hubbard
reservoir in 1971, Rowlett has grown into a thriving community of
56,000 residents who enjoy lakeside living along 30 miles of
beautiful shoreline; its citizens also enjoy easy access to Dallas
by way of the President George Bush Turnpike and the Dallas Area
Rapid Transit light rail system; it was named as a Tree City USA for
10 years in a row, and its economic development efforts have won
recognition from the Texas Economic Development Council and the
Dallas Business Journal; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the many opportunities for recreation
afforded by Lake Ray Hubbard, residents of Rowlett also enjoy the
championship Waterview Golf Club and the Wet Zone Waterpark; the
town's popular annual events include an Easter egg hunt, fireworks
on the Fourth of July, the Movies on Main series, and a holiday
parade and tree lighting ceremony every Christmas; and
WHEREAS, Benefiting from all the amenities of the Dallas-Fort
Worth metroplex while preserving a hometown ambiance, the citizens
of Rowlett may take justifiable pride in their efforts to make their
town such an attractive and comfortable community in which to live,
work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 12, 2013, as Rowlett Day at
the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable stay in Austin.