H.R. No. 164
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of Team Arlington are visiting the State
Capitol on January 28, 2015, as part of their annual trip to Austin;
and
WHEREAS, A chamber-led coalition, Team Arlington advocates
at the state and federal levels for resources to support local
economic development initiatives in Southea
st Tarrant County; each
year, Team Arlington delegations travel to Austin and Washington,
D.C., to meet with elected and appointed officials; and
WHEREAS, Joining us today are Arlington mayor
Dr. Robert Cluck, Arlington Chamber of Commerce president Wes
Jurey, Arlington Independent School District superintendent
Dr. Marcelo Cavazos, Tarrant County commissioner Andy Nguyen,
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce president Mary Frazior,
Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County executive director Judy
McDonald, Tarrant County College--Southeast Campus president
Dr. Bill Coppola, and Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau
president Ronnie Price; and
WHEREAS, The founding partners of this dynamic organization
include the Arlington Chamber of Commerce, the City of Arlington,
The University of Texas at Arlington, Tarrant County, Tarrant
County College--Southeast, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County,
the Arlington Independent School District, the Arlington
Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the local Hispanic, African
American, Asian American, and Pan Asian American chambers of
commerce; and
WHEREAS, Located halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth in
Tarrant County, Arlington is a thriving community with numerous
economic and educational resources and diverse entertainment
venues; the area that would become Arlington, with its fertile
blackland and sandy loam, counted farmers among its early
inhabitants in the mid-19th century; it was formally founded in
1876 as a market town on the Texas and Pacific Railway and named
after the Virginia hometown of Robert E. Lee; and
WHEREAS, Today, Arlington is home to almost 400,000
residents; it is a hub for various technical and manufacturing
companies, including General Motors, and features superior
research and teaching facilities at UT Arlington; more than eight
million people visit the city annually to experience such
attractions as Six Flags Over Texas and the International Bowling
Museum & Hall of Fame and to attend sporting events at Globe Life
Park in Arlington, home of the Texas Rangers, and AT&T Stadium, home
of the Dallas Cowboys; and
WHEREAS, By making a proactive effort to work in conjunction
with state and federal leaders, Team Arlington has helped to
promote growth and development in this vibrant city, which
continues to be one of the Lone Star State's greatest assets; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby welcome the members of Team Arlington to the
State Capitol and recognize January 28, 2015, as Team Arlington
Day; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Turner of Tarrant
Collier
Krause
Stickland
Tinderholt
Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 164 was adopted by the House on
January 28, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House