TITLE: Recognizing February 22, 2011, as Denton County Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 22, 2011, as Denton County Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Citizens from Denton County are gathering in Austin on February 22, 2011, to celebrate Denton County Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Located in North Texas, Denton County was created by the Texas Legislature in 1846 and named for pioneer preacher, lawyer, and soldier John Bunyan Denton; the early years of the county saw its emergence as an agricultural center, and the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s ensured that the area's wheat and cotton would find distribution across the country; and WHEREAS, The county is home to the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, which were founded as Texas Normal College and Girls' Industrial College in 1890 and 1903, respectively, as well as a campus of North Central Texas College, and the alumni of these schools have gone on to make their mark on the history of Texas and the nation; and WHEREAS, Further attractions in the Denton area include the beauty of the North Texas Greenbelt, the architecture of the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square, and the action of the Texas Motor Speedway; and WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history even as they work to build a bright future, the citizens of Denton County are justifiably proud of their community, and it is most fitting to take this opportunity to honor their contribution to the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 22, 2011, as Denton County Day at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the members of the visiting delegation for an enjoyable and memorable stay in Austin. Crownover Parker Solomons Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 228 was adopted by the House on February 22, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House