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4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas is celebrating |
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6 | 7 | | the 125th anniversary of its founding in 2015; and |
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7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In response to the growing Catholic population in |
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8 | 9 | | Texas, Pope Leo XIII created the Diocese of Dallas in 1890; Thomas |
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9 | 10 | | Francis Brennan of Tipperary, Ireland, was appointed as the first |
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10 | 11 | | bishop over an area that encompassed most of North and West Texas; |
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11 | 12 | | and |
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12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, the Diocese of Dallas has evolved |
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13 | 14 | | to accommodate the changing needs of its parishioners, with the |
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14 | 15 | | establishment of such institutions as the Texas Catholic diocesan |
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15 | 16 | | newspaper, Holy Trinity College, and St. Paul Hospital; in 1902, |
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16 | 17 | | the Sacred Heart Cathedral was constructed when the congregation |
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17 | 18 | | outgrew the simple wooden church that had previously served as the |
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18 | 19 | | seat of the diocese; as the local Catholic population continued to |
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19 | 20 | | increase, the boundaries were redrawn several times to form the |
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20 | 21 | | Dioceses of El Paso, Amarillo, Austin, San Angelo, Fort Worth, and |
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21 | 22 | | Tyler, and today, the Diocese of Dallas covers an area of 7,523 |
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22 | 23 | | square miles, including Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Fannin, Grayson, |
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23 | 24 | | Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro, and Rockwall Counties, and is one of the |
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24 | 25 | | fastest growing dioceses in the country; and |
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25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Since 2007, the faithful of the diocese have |
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26 | 27 | | benefited from the wise and compassionate oversight of Bishop Kevin |
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27 | 28 | | Joseph Farrell, who is leading an effort not only to increase parish |
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28 | 29 | | support for families and children but also to advance work on |
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29 | 30 | | restoration of the landmark Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of |
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30 | 31 | | Guadalupe; and |
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31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Countless Texans have looked to the Catholic Diocese |
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32 | 33 | | of Dallas for spiritual guidance over the last 125 years, and its |
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33 | 34 | | member parishes continue to be a positive and vital force in the |
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34 | 35 | | communities they serve; now, therefore, be it |
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35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of the |
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37 | 38 | | founding of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas and extend to its |
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38 | 39 | | parishioners and clergy sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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39 | 40 | | it further |
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40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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41 | 42 | | prepared for the diocese as an expression of high regard by the |
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42 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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43 | | - | Sheets Rinaldi Sheets Rinaldi |
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44 | | - | Sheets Rinaldi |
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45 | | - | Fallon Anderson of Dallas Fallon Anderson of Dallas |
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46 | | - | Fallon Anderson of Dallas |
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47 | | - | Alonzo Anchia Alonzo Anchia |
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48 | | - | Alonzo Anchia |
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49 | | - | Burkett Button Burkett Button |
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50 | | - | Burkett Button |
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51 | | - | Collier Cook Collier Cook |
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52 | | - | Collier Cook |
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53 | | - | Crownover Davis of Dallas Crownover Davis of Dallas |
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54 | | - | Crownover Davis of Dallas |
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55 | | - | Flynn Giddings Flynn Giddings |
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56 | | - | Flynn Giddings |
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57 | | - | Johnson King of Parker Johnson King of Parker |
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58 | | - | Johnson King of Parker |
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59 | | - | Klick Koop Klick Koop |
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60 | | - | Klick Koop |
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61 | | - | Krause Laubenberg Krause Laubenberg |
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62 | | - | Krause Laubenberg |
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63 | | - | Leach Meyer Leach Meyer |
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64 | | - | Leach Meyer |
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65 | | - | Murphy Parker Murphy Parker |
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66 | | - | Murphy Parker |
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67 | | - | Phillips Rose Phillips Rose |
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68 | | - | Phillips Rose |
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69 | | - | Sanford Schofield Sanford Schofield |
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70 | | - | Sanford Schofield |
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71 | | - | Shaheen Simmons Shaheen Simmons |
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72 | | - | Shaheen Simmons |
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73 | | - | Spitzer Springer Spitzer Springer |
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74 | | - | Spitzer Springer |
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75 | | - | Stickland Turner of Collin Stickland Turner of Collin |
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76 | | - | Stickland Turner of Collin |
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77 | | - | Villalba Wray Villalba Wray |
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78 | | - | Villalba Wray |
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79 | | - | ______________________________ |
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80 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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81 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 175 was adopted by the House on |
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82 | | - | February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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83 | | - | ______________________________ |
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84 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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85 | | - | |
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86 | | - | Sheets Rinaldi |
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87 | | - | |
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88 | | - | Fallon Anderson of Dallas |
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89 | | - | |
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90 | | - | Alonzo Anchia |
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91 | | - | |
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92 | | - | Burkett Button |
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93 | | - | |
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94 | | - | Collier Cook |
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95 | | - | |
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96 | | - | Crownover Davis of Dallas |
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97 | | - | |
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98 | | - | Flynn Giddings |
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99 | | - | |
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100 | | - | Johnson King of Parker |
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101 | | - | |
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102 | | - | Klick Koop |
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103 | | - | |
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104 | | - | Krause Laubenberg |
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105 | | - | |
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106 | | - | Leach Meyer |
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107 | | - | |
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108 | | - | Murphy Parker |
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109 | | - | |
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110 | | - | Phillips Rose |
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111 | | - | |
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112 | | - | Sanford Schofield |
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113 | | - | |
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114 | | - | Shaheen Simmons |
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115 | | - | |
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116 | | - | Spitzer Springer |
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117 | | - | |
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118 | | - | Stickland Turner of Collin |
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119 | | - | |
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120 | | - | Villalba Wray |
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