83R3675 MGR-D
By: Zedler H.R. No. 142
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting
Austin on March 6, 2013, to celebrate the distinctive attributes
and achievements of their community during Mansfield Day at the
State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timber country of North Central
Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first established by
pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man and Julian Feild
built a grist mill in the area, at the crossroads that later became
the center of the town, which was named for the two men; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the
street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860;
during the Civil War, the Man and Feild gristmill supplied meal and
flour to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for those at
United States Army outposts and Indian reservations in Texas and
New Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town remained a
farming community until the suburban expansion of the Dallas/Fort
Worth area brought many new residents; and
WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 50,000 residents can
enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the
town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places to
live in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Mansfield will be led in 2013 by the dedicated
members of its city council, including mayor David Cook and mayor
pro tempore Larry Broseh, as well as Brent Newsom, Stephen Lindsey,
Darryl Haynes, Cory Hoffman, and Wendy Burgess; also committed to
the town's well-being are members of the Mansfield Area Chamber of
Commerce, including its executive committee, Dan Phillips, Rob
Schulz, Bry Acker, Thelma Brown, Grant Hall, David Harris, Joanie
Fowler Pace, Russ Wilson, and Glenda Tiller, its other directors,
Jenny Conrad, Angel Biasatti, Vince Hrabal, Katie Watson, Michelle
Canton, Karen Tecklenburg, Leigh Ann Tipping, Kevin Allee, Mike
Leasor, and Omar Pineda, its ex-officio directors, Clayton
Chandler, Dr. Bob Morrison, Scott Welmaker, Stacy Williams, and Tom
Blanton, and its president and CEO, Amanda Miller; and
WHEREAS, This charming town is an outstanding place in which
to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take
great pride in their heritage and ongoing achievements; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 6, 2013, as Mansfield Day at the
State Capitol and extend to members of the visiting delegation
sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event.