Bill Text: TX SR402 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing April 12, 2023, as Mesquite Day.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-12 - Reported enrolled [SR402 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR402-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Mesquite are gathering in | ||
Austin on April 12, 2023, to celebrate Mesquite Day at the State | ||
Capitol; and | ||
WHEREAS, Located in Dallas and Kaufman Counties, | ||
Mesquite started as a depot town by the Texas and Pacific | ||
Railway in May 1873; named after nearby Mesquite Creek, the | ||
city was officially incorporated on December 3, 1887, and it | ||
largely had an agrarian economy in its early days, growing | ||
cotton, hay, corn, and sugar; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Mesquite is a vibrant and diverse city with | ||
a population of some 152,000; part of the Dallas-Fort Worth | ||
metroplex, the town boasts a welcoming business environment | ||
facilitated by easy access to four major highways, the Mesquite | ||
Metro Airport, and the Union Pacific Intermodal; and | ||
WHEREAS, Local industry encompasses chemical products, | ||
food and beverage distribution, e-commerce, production | ||
technology, and creative products; the city also serves as a | ||
regional retail hub that is anchored by Town East Mall, and it is | ||
home to the Dallas Regional Medical Center and two of the largest | ||
furniture producers in the state, including Ashley Furniture | ||
Industries; in recent years, the company has embarked on an | ||
expansion that will ultimately result in a 1,577,000-square-foot | ||
regional manufacturing, distribution, and fulfillment center and | ||
more than 300 additional jobs in Mesquite; and | ||
WHEREAS, The community benefits from the educational | ||
opportunities provided by the Mesquite Independent School | ||
District and the Dallas College Eastfield Campus; residents and | ||
visitors alike enjoy the recreational opportunities afforded by | ||
the Mesquite Golf Club as well as access to more than 70 public | ||
parks and 17 miles of public trails connecting to Dallas and | ||
Garland; the Mesquite Arts Center, which opened in December 1995, | ||
is a 36,700-square-foot arts facility that houses a music | ||
performance hall, black box theater, rehearsal hall, and | ||
galleries; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1993, the 73rd Texas Legislature recognized | ||
Mesquite as the Rodeo Capital of Texas; each year, the city hosts | ||
the Mesquite Championship Rodeo, which was established in 1958 | ||
and has been recognized by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys | ||
Association with its Small Rodeo of the Year Award; moreover, the | ||
town boasts two professional sports teams, the Mesquite Outlaws | ||
and the Dallas Outlaws; and | ||
WHEREAS, The citizens of Mesquite take great pleasure in | ||
the city's high quality of life, and they continue to make vital | ||
contributions to the Lone Star State as they look forward to a | ||
promising future; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize April 12, 2023, as Mesquite Day at | ||
the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting | ||
delegation. | ||
Johnson, Hall, West | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 12, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |