| 1 | 1 | | 84R13518 JGH-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Zedler H.R. No. 1191 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting |
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| 7 | 7 | | Austin to celebrate the distinctive attributes and achievements of |
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| 8 | 8 | | their community during Mansfield Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timbers country of North |
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| 10 | 10 | | Central Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first |
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| 11 | 11 | | established by pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man |
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| 12 | 12 | | and Julian Feild built a gristmill in the area, at the crossroads |
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| 13 | 13 | | that later became the center of the town, which was named for the |
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| 14 | 14 | | two men; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the |
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| 16 | 16 | | street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860; |
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| 17 | 17 | | during the Civil War, the Man and Feild gristmill supplied meal and |
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| 18 | 18 | | flour to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for those at |
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| 19 | 19 | | United States Army outposts and Indian reservations in Texas and |
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| 20 | 20 | | New Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town remained a |
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| 21 | 21 | | farming community until the suburban expansion of the Dallas/Fort |
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| 22 | 22 | | Worth area brought many new residents; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 60,000 residents can |
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| 24 | 24 | | enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the |
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| 25 | 25 | | town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places to |
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| 26 | 26 | | live in the United States; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mansfield will be led in 2015 by the members of its |
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| 28 | 28 | | city council, including Mayor David Cook and Mayor Pro Tempore |
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| 29 | 29 | | Larry Broseh, as well as Brent Newsom, Stephen Lindsey, Darryl |
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| 30 | 30 | | Haynes, Cory Hoffman, and Wendy Burgess; also committed to the |
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| 31 | 31 | | town's well-being are members of the Mansfield Area Chamber of |
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| 32 | 32 | | Commerce, including its executive committee, Rob Schulz, Bry Acker, |
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| 33 | 33 | | Joanie Pace, Grant Hall, David Harris, Kevin Allee, Leigh Ann |
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| 34 | 34 | | Tipping, and Dan Phillips, its other directors, Monty Goddard, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Angel Biasatti, Michelle Canton, Jenny Conrad, Mike Leasor, Omar |
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| 36 | 36 | | Pineda, Karen Tecklenburg, Katie Watson, Brendan Kelly, Louis J. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Stefanos, and Jim Milligan, and its ex officio directors, Tom |
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| 38 | 38 | | Blanton, Clayton Chandler, Dr. Jim Vaszauskas, and Scott Welmaker; |
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| 39 | 39 | | and |
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| 40 | 40 | | WHEREAS, This charming town is an outstanding place in which |
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| 41 | 41 | | to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take |
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| 42 | 42 | | great pride in their heritage and ongoing achievements; now, |
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| 43 | 43 | | therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | Legislature hereby recognize Mansfield Day at the State Capitol and |
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| 46 | 46 | | extend to members of the visiting delegation sincere best wishes |
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| 47 | 47 | | for an enjoyable and memorable event. |
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