Bill Text: TX SR2 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 22 and 23, 2017, as El Paso Days.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-22 - Reported enrolled [SR2 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR2-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize February | ||
| 22 and 23, 2017, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located in the westernmost tip of the great State | ||
| of Texas, the City of El Paso combines a modern metropolis with | ||
| the charm born of its Spanish origins; the area was named El Paso | ||
| by the Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Onate for the shallow | ||
| place in the river where the colonists crossed on their way to | ||
| Santa Fe, New Mexico; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in 1881 ushered in an | ||
| era of prosperity, and El Paso became a flourishing frontier | ||
| community that developed into a significant industrial, | ||
| commercial, and transportation city; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, semitrailers, trains, and airplanes | ||
| transport manufactured goods through the border cities at the | ||
| Pass, just as Spanish traders did in the 16th century when they | ||
| guided ox-drawn carts along the Camino Real from Mexico City to | ||
| Santa Fe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With a population of three-quarters of a million | ||
| people, El Paso is the state's sixth-largest city and the | ||
| nation's 19th largest; the largest American city on the | ||
| 2,000-mile United States-Mexico border, it lies north of and | ||
| across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's fifth-largest | ||
| city, which has a population of over a million people; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Nearby Fort Bliss has recently undergone the | ||
| biggest transformation in its 169-year history; there has been a | ||
| 300-percent increase in its population since 2005 and an | ||
| investment of $6 billion in construction for new, | ||
| top-of-the-line facilities for the incoming personnel and their | ||
| families, including a new billion-dollar military hospital; this | ||
| installation is at the forefront of the United States Army's | ||
| transformation plan, having transitioned from a Training and | ||
| Doctrine post to a Forces Command post, making Fort Bliss the | ||
| home of the 1st Armored Division, "America's Tank Division"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, El Paso is a vibrant, bilingual community, and | ||
| many of its residents are fluent in Spanish; its residents enjoy | ||
| a thriving fine arts community, exemplary educational | ||
| institutions, and many cultural and historical resources and | ||
| museums; and | ||
| WHEREAS, El Paso Days at the State Capitol provides an | ||
| opportunity for friends and families to honor El Paso and its | ||
| rich heritage, which today is enjoyed by residents and | ||
| vacationers of all ages; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 22 and 23, 2017, as El | ||
| Paso Days at the State Capitol and join the citizens of this | ||
| historic and vibrant region in paying tribute to this wonderful | ||
| city; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a | ||
| memento of this special occasion. | ||
| Rodríguez | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 22, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
