Bill Text: TX SR567 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
88R21605 AMB-D | ||
By: Johnson, Parker | S.R. No. 567 |
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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 88th Texas Legislature | ||
hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Las Colinas and extend | ||
to its citizens sincere best wishes for the future. |