H.R. No. 152
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Citizens of Cedar Park are observing the 40th
anniversary of the incorporation of their community in 2013; and
WHEREAS, Originally known as Running Brushy, the settlement
of Cedar Park grew around the ranch and home of the founding Cluck
family in the late 1800s; during this time, it benefited from the
nearby Austin and Northwestern Railroad, becoming a major source of
limestone in the region and the only source of shell stone in the
entire nation; and
WHEREAS, On February 24, 1973, Cedar Park residents voted to
incorporate; the town was first led by Kenneth Bell, for whom Bell
Boulevard is named, and it has since thrived under the guidance of
mayors Buzz Henry, George Wade, Ron Merrill, Dalton Stephens, Reese
Turner, George Bowling, Dorothy Duckett, George Denny, Bob Young,
Bob Antle, Bob Lemon, and Matt Powell, who took office in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Cedar Park experienced a population boom in the
years following its incorporation, growing from 700 to
approximately 54,000 people in only four decades; in 1980, the
Cedar Park Public Library opened its doors, and in 2007, its first
hospital, the Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, was established;
that same year, Forbes magazine named Cedar Park the 11th
fastest-growing suburb in America, and Family Circle listed it as
one of the top 10 cities in which to raise a family; and
WHEREAS, Today, this bustling city offers the natural beauty
of nearly 900 acres of parkland and more than a dozen cave
preserves, as well as such attractions as the Cedar Park Center
arena and Veterans Memorial Park; as they celebrate their rich
heritage while looking forward to a prosperous future, residents of
Cedar Park may indeed reflect with pride on the ways that they have
helped make their city an excellent place in which to live and work;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 40th anniversary of the
incorporation of Cedar Park and extend to the town's residents
sincere best wishes for the future.
Dale
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 152 was adopted by the House on
February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House