TITLE: Recognizing March 5, 2015, as Mission Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 5, 2015, as Mission Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Mission are gathering in Austin on March 5, 2015, to celebrate Mission Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The city of Mission was founded in 1908, the year the Missouri Pacific Railroad established a station in the area, and the city was named for La Lomita Mission, which was located nearby; since then, Mission has grown to be a thriving city with a population of more than 81,000 people; and WHEREAS, The first citrus trees in the Rio Grande Valley were planted in the Mission area; today, the citrus industry is a multimillion-dollar business and is celebrated each year at the Texas Citrus Fiesta; and WHEREAS, Mission was immortalized in Larry McMurtry's novel and television miniseries, Lonesome Dove,and notable residents have included the late United States senator and treasury secretary Lloyd Bentsen and former United States congressman Kika de la Garza; moreover, Mission was the childhood home of Tom Landry and a second home to governor Allan Shivers and to three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan; and WHEREAS, Recreational opportunities are abundant in Mission, with such attractions as the National Butterfly Center, the World Birding Center, Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, and the 10-mile Mission Hike and Bike Trail; and WHEREAS, Mission Day at the Capitol provides an opportunity to honor the border city's heritage and its many charms, which are enjoyed by residents and vacationers alike; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 5, 2015, as Mission Day at the State Capitol and extend best wishes to the members of the visiting delegation for an enjoyable and memorable stay in Austin. Mu oz, Jr. Guerra 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. 763 was adopted by the House on March 5, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House