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1	1	H.R. No. 658
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Representatives from the Cleburne Chamber of
6	6	Commerce and the Cleburne Tuesday Forum are visiting the State
7	7	Capitol on March 3, 2009, and this occasion provides a fitting
8	8	opportunity to pay tribute to the rich history of this Johnson
9	9	County community; and
10	10	WHEREAS, The county seat, Cleburne was incorporated in 1871
11	11	and named in honor of Confederate general Patrick R. Cleburne;
12	12	built near the earliest Johnson County road, it grew steadily as a
13	13	crossroads and transportation center; in 1881, the Gulf, Colorado,
14	14	and Santa Fe Railway was completed, stretching from Fort Worth
15	15	through Cleburne to Temple, and by 1890, the town's population had
16	16	risen to nearly 3,800; and
17	17	WHEREAS, In 1919, 84 charter members established the Cleburne
18	18	Chamber of Commerce with the goal of increasing local business;
19	19	around the time of its inception, the chamber was serving a
20	20	population of more than 12,000, and one of its first priorities was
21	21	to give the citizens better roads; after helping build U.S. Highway
22	22	67, the organization worked to develop State Highway 122, which led
23	23	from Cleburne to Weatherford, and it also focused on promoting such
24	24	vital industries as agriculture; today, the chamber continues to
25	25	serve as a focal point for business and community development and is
26	26	commemorating the 90th anniversary of its founding in 2009; and
27	27	WHEREAS, By the late 1960s, another group of dedicated
28	28	residents had emerged to address the concerns of the community;
29	29	created by local Rotarians as a platform for discussing current
30	30	issues, the Cleburne Tuesday Forum is made up of the top 100
31	31	business leaders in Johnson County, who come together for monthly
32	32	luncheons; working alongside one another, the Cleburne Tuesday
33	33	Forum and Chamber of Commerce serve an area that today includes 40
34	34	manufacturing facilities, a regional hospital, a community college
35	35	extension center, and a population of nearly 30,000; the city also
36	36	features Cleburne State Park, Lake Pat Cleburne, and Carnegie
37	37	Library, which houses the Layland Museum and a community theater
38	38	group; and
39	39	WHEREAS, The citizens of Cleburne are working to preserve the
40	40	best of their past even as they look forward to a bright and
41	41	promising future, and they may indeed reflect with great pride on
42	42	the place they call home; now, therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
44	44	Legislature hereby honor the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce and the
45	45	Cleburne Tuesday Forum for their civic contributions and extend a
46	46	warm welcome to the delegates who are present in the State Capitol
47	47	today; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
49	49	for the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce and the Cleburne Tuesday Forum
50	50	as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
51	51	Representatives.
52	52	Orr
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 658 was adopted by the House on March
56	56	19, 2009, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House