TITLE: Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Richardson Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 1, 2023, as Richardson Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Proud residents and community leaders of Richardson are gathering in Austin on March 1, 2023, to celebrate Richardson Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Located in Dallas and Collin Counties, Richardson can trace its origins to the 1840s, when settlers from Tennessee and Kentucky began arriving in the area; in 1873, the city was founded on the tracks of the Houston and Texas Central Railway and was named after railroad contractor E. H. Richardson; the small town quickly became a farming community, with its residents growing crops such as wheat, oats, cotton, and corn; the city was officially incorporated in 1925, and over the succeeding decades, it experienced rapid commercial and residential growth; and WHEREAS, Today, this vibrant and prosperous community has a population of more than 115,000 people and boasts a flourishing technological industry; Richardson is an integral part of North Texas's Silicon Prairie and at the heart of the Telecom Corridor, and many of the world's leading networking and telecommunications companies are based there, including Samsung, AT&T, and Verizon; moreover, the city is home to both the University of Texas at Dallas and Dallas College Richland Campus; and WHEREAS, Residents and visitors alike enjoy a variety of area attractions, among them Breckinridge Park, Heights Park, and the Eisemann Center for Performing Arts; in addition, the community hosts a number of popular annual events, including the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival, Cottonwood Art Festival, and Santa's Village; in June 2023, Richardson is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding, and in recognition of this historic milestone, the city is organizing a 150th anniversary celebration; and WHEREAS, Boasting a rich history, thriving educational and cultural institutions, and a dynamic business community, Richardson has established itself as an outstanding place to live and work, and its citizens may indeed take pride in the place they call home; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 1, 2023, as Richardson Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. Ramos Button Plesa Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 433 was adopted by the House on March 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House