82R7215 JGH-D
By: Zedler H.R. No. 292
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Mansfield are gathering in Austin
on February 8, 2011, to celebrate Mansfield Day at the State
Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas, the Mansfield area
was first settled by Scots-Irish pioneer farmers in the 1840s; the
town itself developed some two decades later around a sawmill and a
steam-powered gristmill built by Ralph S. Man and Julian B. Feild,
for whom it was named; and
WHEREAS, The gristmill provided flour to the Confederate Army
during the Civil War and later supplied flour and meal to Indian
reservations and U.S. Army outposts in West Texas and New Mexico; in
1869, Mansfield Male and Female College was founded, later becoming
part of the Mansfield Independent School District; the town was
incorporated in 1909; and
WHEREAS, Mansfield has since transformed from a rural farming
community to a dynamic suburb of Fort Worth and Arlington; in the
1970s, when the population was just 5,000, civic leaders encouraged
graduate students from the Institute of Urban Studies at The
University of Texas at Arlington to renovate the downtown, and
today, more than 50,000 residents appreciate those efforts; and
WHEREAS, Boasting 240 acres of parkland and a popular annual
Pecan Festival, Mansfield appeals to locals and tourists alike; the
city's family friendly atmosphere as well as its easy access to
Dallas and Fort Worth helped place it in Money magazine's top 25
places in the nation to live in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Mansfield combines the best qualities of small town
life with all the advantages of a thriving Metroplex suburb, and its
citizens may take great pride in their hometown's contributions to
the culture and economy of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 8, 2011, as Mansfield Day at
the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin.