TITLE: Recognizing February 23, 2017, as House District 95 Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 23, 2017, as House District 95 Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Residents of Texas House District 95 are gathering on February 23, 2017, at the Texas Capitol to witness firsthand the workings of the state legislature and to celebrate together the place they call home; and WHEREAS, House District 95 includes all or part of the cities of Fort Worth, Forest Hill, Everman, Edgecliff Village, Kennedale, and Arlington; and WHEREAS, Camp Worth, on which the City of Fort Worth was built, was established in 1849 and in the years following would play a prominent role in the great cattle drives that defined mid-19th century Texas culture; this history that is so fundamental to Texas was commemorated beautifully in the Chisholm Trail mural in Sundance Square, where members of the community can still go and reflect on our humble roots; and WHEREAS, House District 95 includes the East Fort Worth area as well as such vibrant communities as Stop Six, the Historic South Side Handley Meadowbrook Neighborhoods, and Downtown Fort Worth, which together encompass many different subdivisions developed as far back as the early 1900s; and WHEREAS, Fort Worth is home to several Tuskegee Airmen, America's first African American military pilots, and was also home to the late Tuskegee Airman Captain Claude Robert Platte Jr., who achieved great prominence as a pilot and flight instructor; Fort Worth is now home to the Claude R. Platte Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen Inc., which honors these incredible men and works to ensure that their service is remembered; and WHEREAS, The City of Forest Hill, formerly known as Brambleton Station and Forest Hill Village, has origins dating back to 1860 and has since become an important part of the I-20 corridor and one of the fastest growing communities in North Texas; and WHEREAS, In 2016 alone, town hall meetings were held in District 95 that discussed mental health, career building, renter's rights, senior health awareness, and other important issues, and these gatherings reflect the interest that local residents share in the well-being and continued improvement of their community; and WHEREAS, Texas House District 95 provides residents and visitors alike with a community of rich Texas history and culture; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2017, as House District 95 Day at the State Capitol and welcome all those from the area who are in the chamber on this day. Collier Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 620 was adopted by the House on February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House