TITLE: Recognizing May 2, 2013, as Missouri City Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 2, 2013, as Missouri City Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Missouri City are gathering in Austin on May 2, 2013, to celebrate Missouri City Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Situated along the Brazos River a few miles southwest of Houston, the town was created by real estate promoters R. M. Cash and L. E. Luckle, who called it a "land of genial sunshine and eternal summer"; another promoter, W. R. McElroy, named it Missouri City to attract residents of St. Louis; registered in 1894, the "Show Me City" was originally an agricultural hub for local farmers and ranchers, shipping cotton, corn, cattle, and sugarcane, and oil and natural gas were discovered nearby in the 1920s; the city was incorporated in 1956; and WHEREAS, Today, this thriving community of 70,000 people is winning accolades as an ideal place to live and raise a family; CNN Money magazine has listed the city in the top 100 Best Places to Live among the nation's small cities and as one of the nation's 10 most affordable cities; CQ Press has placed it among the 100 safest towns in America, and a Rice University study cited it as one of the most diverse municipalities in the Houston area; and WHEREAS, Missouri City's residents may take advantage of the many fine opportunities for recreation, including nearly two dozen parks, a 25,000-square-foot Recreation and Tennis Center, and the city-owned, 36-hole Quail Valley Golf Course, which was named Best Value Under $50 by Avid Golfer magazine; and WHEREAS, Conveniently located only minutes from the amenities of Houston, Missouri City is strategically located close to major freeways and rail lines, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport, and the Port of Houston; commuters benefit from ready access to two METRO Park and Ride locations; and WHEREAS, The residents of Missouri City may indeed take great pride in their dynamic community and in the care with which they are building a bright tomorrow while preserving the city's small-town charm; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 2, 2013, as Missouri City Day at the State Capitol and extend to the delegation sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful visit to Austin. Reynolds Stephenson Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1801 was adopted by the House on May 2, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House