TITLE: Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Grand Prairie Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 6, 2013, as Grand Prairie Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Proud residents of Grand Prairie are gathering in Austin on March 6, 2013, to celebrate Grand Prairie Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Founded during the Civil War and originally known as Deckman, this Metroplex city was renamed Grand Prairie in the 1870s; the Texas and Pacific Railway was built to the site in 1876, and by 1890 the burgeoning community boasted a public school, a steam gristmill-cotton gin, a broom factory, and a wagon factory; in 1928, Hensley Field was built just two miles east of Grand Prairie, and the field became the hub for area army operations; and WHEREAS, Grand Prairie experienced a substantial boom during World War II, when a military flight training center and an aircraft production factory were built nearby, bringing the city's population from 1,595 to approximately 18,000; and WHEREAS, Home to more than 175,000 today, and just minutes south of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Grand Prairie features a wide range of industry and commerce; aircraft, furniture, plastics, and machine parts are among the many items manufactured within the city; and WHEREAS, Grand Prairie appeals to visitors and residents alike who delight in such attractions as Lone Star Park, Verizon Theatre, Uptown Theatre, and two top-ranked golf courses, as well as popular annual events including the Prairie Lights Christmas display and the National Championship Indian Pow Wow; moreover, there are ample opportunities for recreation at scenic Joe Pool Lake, Mountain Creek Lake, and Lynn Creek and Loyd Parks; and WHEREAS, Grand Prairie's excellent location and numerous amenities make it an ideal community in which to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in their contributions to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2013, as Grand Prairie Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable day in Austin. Harper-Brown Davis of Dallas Stickland Turner of Tarrant Alonzo 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. 559 was adopted by the House on March 6, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House