TITLE: Recognizing March 25, 2015, as Coppell Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 25, 2015, as Coppell Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 25, 2015; and WHEREAS, The first known settler in what was originally called Grapevine Springs was James Parish, who moved to the area in the mid-1800s; in time, a farming community developed, and its post office took the name Gibbs in honor of Barnett Gibbs, a Dallas lawyer, civic leader, politician, and local real estate investor; strongly supported by the state's farmers, Mr. Gibbs served in the 1880s as lieutenant governor; the young town acquired rail connections in 1888 with the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway, and in 1890, the station there was named Coppell, probably after New York financier George Coppell, who had provided crucial assistance to the rail line; two years later, the town also adopted the name Coppell; the city incorporated in 1955; and WHEREAS, Originally an agricultural center, Coppell today boasts more than 1,000 businesses and is a thriving residential community with excellent services, an exemplary parks and recreation system, and safe neighborhoods; over 11,000 students are enrolled in the Coppell Independent School District, which is home to multiple National Blue Ribbon campuses; the city benefits from its central location at the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, only five miles from DFW International Airport and 30 minutes from both Dallas and Fort Worth; in 2012 and again in 2014, it was named one of the best suburbs in the region by DMagazine,and it has been further recognized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Keep Texas Beautiful; and WHEREAS, Coppell's more than 40,000 residents enjoy easy access to urban amenities as well as a comfortable, small-town lifestyle, and they may take justifiable pride in the important role their unique area continues to play in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 25, 2015, as Coppell Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. Rinaldi Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1255 was adopted by the House on March 25, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House