TITLE: Recognizing March 3 and 4, 2015, as Wylie Days at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 3 and 4, 2015, as Wylie Days at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Wylie are gathering in Austin on March 3 and 4, 2015, to celebrate Wylie Days at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Wylie was organized in the early 1870s and incorporated in 1887 with the arrival of the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railway; the city has grown immensely since its early days on the Texas frontier, and it currently boasts a population of nearly 45,000, almost triple the number reported in the 2000 census; and WHEREAS, Today, the City of Wylie, Wylie Independent School District, Wylie Chamber of Commerce, and Wylie Economic Development Corporation are working in concert to build a strong community that strives to honor the past, embrace the present, and plan for the future, while valuing unity, relationships, and trust; and WHEREAS, Recently called one of the best small cities in the country in which to raise a family, Wylie fosters a spirit of cooperation that leads to a thriving business environment and outstanding schools; moreover, while it is one of the fastest growing communities in the state, its crime rate decreased by five percent in 2014, and Wylie Fire Rescue is one of only 13 departments in the state to earn the highest Public Protection Classification rating; and WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich and colorful history as they work together to build a bright future, the citizens of Wylie may take justifiable pride in their hometown; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 3 and 4, 2015, as Wylie Days at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to the visiting delegation for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. Laubenberg Turner of Collin Straus Gonz lez Otto Allen Guerra Paddie Alonzo Guillen Parker Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Anchia Harless Pe a Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Ashby Howard Pickett Aycock Huberty Price Bell Hughes Raney Bernal Hunter Raymond Blanco Isaac Reynolds Bohac Israel Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Button King of Parker Sanford Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy Klick Schubert Coleman Koop Shaheen Collier Krause Sheets Cook Kuempel Sheffield Craddick Landgraf Simmons Crownover Larson Simpson Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Dale Leach Smithee Darby Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel M rquez Stickland Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth Men ndez Turner of Collin Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farney Miles VanDeaver Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White of Bell Frullo Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Murphy Workman Geren Murr Wray Giddings Naishtat Wu Goldman Nev rez Zedler Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 790 was adopted by the House on March 4, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House