Bill Text: TX SR567 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Las Colinas.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-15 - Reported enrolled [SR567 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR567-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Las Colinas, a master-planned community in | ||
Irving, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, Las Colinas can trace its origins to 1973, when | ||
Dallas businessman Ben Carpenter began developing his family | ||
ranch, Hackberry Creek Ranch, into a large, mixed-use community; | ||
the development started out with around 7,000 acres, eventually | ||
expanding to more than 12,000 acres after various land | ||
acquisitions; by 1976, the first two corporations had settled in | ||
Las Colinas, Allstate Insurance Company and the Associates | ||
Corp., and many other companies would soon follow suit during a | ||
period of significant growth in the 1980s; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, Las Colinas is a thriving commercial and | ||
corporate community with over 27 million square feet of office | ||
space; it is home to a multitude of national and international | ||
firms, including Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and Caterpillar, and | ||
more than 150,000 people work in the community for some 7,500 | ||
companies; its business environment benefits from the | ||
development's close proximity to downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, | ||
as well as its easy access to DFW International Airport, the | ||
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Orange Line, and a number of major | ||
highways; furthermore, the area is home to such educational | ||
institutions as Dallas College Northlake Campus and the | ||
University of Dallas; and | ||
WHEREAS, The community has over 40 residential villages | ||
and offers a variety of housing options; residents and visitors | ||
alike enjoy a range of amenities and attractions, including | ||
museums, globally-inspired restaurants, hotels and resorts, | ||
championship golf courses, and the Las Colinas Entertainment | ||
District, which encompasses the popular Toyota Music Factory and | ||
Water Street; in addition, outdoor enthusiasts are drawn to the | ||
area for its more than 190 acres of parks and greenbelts, as well | ||
as its many lakes, including Lake Carolyn, where activities such | ||
as paddleboarding and gondola rides are available; and | ||
WHEREAS, Las Colinas has played an important role in the | ||
City of Irving for the past five decades, and it is indeed a | ||
pleasure to recognize the community on this special milestone in | ||
its history; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Las | ||
Colinas and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes for the | ||
future. | ||
Johnson, Parker | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 15, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |