TITLE: Recognizing the members of the Garland City Council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol on March 3, 2011.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the members of the Garland City Council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol on March 3, 2011.

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WHEREAS, Members of the Garland City Council are visiting the State Capitol on March 3, 2011, and this occasion provides a welcome opportunity to celebrate the city's history and achievements; and WHEREAS, This thriving North Texas community was established along the junction of several major railroads in the late 1800s; originally known as Duck Creek and Embry, it was renamed in honor of H. A. Garland, who served as United States attorney general under President Grover Cleveland; and WHEREAS, Incorporated in 1891, Garland began as a rural farming town and grew slowly but steadily during its first 50 years; just over 2,000 people lived there in 1940, but the nation's growing industrial needs during World War II brought several new businesses, and by the end of the decade, the population had increased to around 10,000; today, it is the 12th largest city in Texas, with more than 226,000 people; and WHEREAS, Garland's progress is now being fostered by the visionary leadership of the members of the Garland City Council and the Garland Chamber of Commerce; through mutual efforts, they are working to enhance the city's economy and to ensure that Garland will continue to offer the economic diversity, job growth, and favorable business climate that has characterized its expansion and made it an ideal place to live and work through the years; and WHEREAS, Garland has its own unique history and identity as well as numerous performing arts centers, museums, and theaters of which its residents can be proud, while its location near Dallas allows them also to take advantage of the myriad cultural opportunities that the Metroplex has to offer; it is further blessed with abundant commercial and natural resources, an energetic and forward-looking citizenry, and outstanding leaders that are allowing it to continue to play a significant role in the prosperity and ongoing development of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby recognize the members of the Garland City Council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol and extend to them best wishes for a memorable and enjoyable stay in Austin; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Garland City Council as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Carter Sheets Button 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. 694 was adopted by the House on March 3, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House