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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Many proud citizens of Lamar County are visiting the |
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| 6 | 7 | | State Capitol on April 8-9, 2015, to celebrate the role this |
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| 7 | 8 | | Northeast Texas county has played in the annals of the Lone Star |
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| 8 | 9 | | State; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, At the time of the Republic of Texas, present-day |
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| 10 | 11 | | Lamar County was located within the boundaries of Red River County; |
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| 11 | 12 | | population growth led the Fifth Congress of the republic to |
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| 12 | 13 | | establish Lamar County on December 17, 1840, and the current |
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| 13 | 14 | | boundaries were drawn 30 years later when a portion of land was |
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| 14 | 15 | | carved out for the creation of Delta County; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Lamar County's namesake was the fourth president of |
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| 16 | 17 | | the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar; the small settlement of |
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| 17 | 18 | | Lafayette served as the first county seat, but after the Texas |
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| 18 | 19 | | Congress passed a law requiring that each county seat be located |
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| 19 | 20 | | within five miles of the county's geographic center, Mount Vernon |
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| 20 | 21 | | served briefly in that capacity until the town of Paris was founded |
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| 21 | 22 | | on 50 acres donated by George W. Wright; Paris has served as the |
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| 22 | 23 | | county seat since 1844; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Numerous early settlers migrated to Lamar County |
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| 24 | 25 | | through Tennessee and Kentucky and established small farms; at the |
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| 25 | 26 | | turn of the century, the county remained primarily rural, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | although the population of Paris had grown to more than 9,000, no |
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| 27 | 28 | | other community exceeded 1,000 residents; the industrial economy |
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| 28 | 29 | | gradually began to make gains on agriculture in the 20th century as |
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| 29 | 30 | | people moved into towns and smaller communities, and Paris played |
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| 30 | 31 | | an increasingly important role in the economy of Northeast Texas; |
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| 31 | 32 | | and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Today, Paris is a regional hub of retail trade, |
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| 33 | 34 | | farming, and medical care and home to Fortune 500 companies |
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| 34 | 35 | | Campbell Soup Company, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, and Next Era |
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| 35 | 36 | | Energy as well as a recent major employer, James Skinner Baking |
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| 36 | 37 | | Company; the city is located within an excellent multimodal |
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| 37 | 38 | | transportation network, and in addition to numerous food and |
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| 38 | 39 | | consumer goods manufacturing plants, it is home to distribution |
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| 39 | 40 | | centers that serve the entire nation; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Quality of life in Paris is enhanced by Paris Junior |
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| 41 | 42 | | College and several excellent independent school districts, and by |
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| 42 | 43 | | such beautiful recreation areas as Wade Park, Lake Gibbons, Lake |
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| 43 | 44 | | Crook, and the Sam Bell Maxey State Historic Structure; every |
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| 44 | 45 | | summer, citizens enjoy the Tour de Paris bike race along the 12-mile |
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| 45 | 46 | | Trail de Paris, and concerts by the Paris Municipal Band, the oldest |
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| 46 | 47 | | such ensemble in the state; landmarks include the Culbertson |
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| 47 | 48 | | Fountain in the historic district, named "the prettiest plaza in |
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| 48 | 49 | | the State of Texas" by Texas Monthly magazine, and the "third |
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| 49 | 50 | | largest Eiffel Tower in the Second Largest Paris," a 65-foot-tall |
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| 50 | 51 | | monument constructed by local workers and capped, appropriately, |
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| 51 | 52 | | with a cowboy hat; and |
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| 52 | 53 | | WHEREAS, The industrious residents of this vibrant Texas |
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| 53 | 54 | | county are preserving the best of their past while working to meet |
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| 54 | 55 | | the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and it is indeed |
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| 55 | 56 | | appropriate to honor them at this time; now, therefore, be it |
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| 56 | 57 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 57 | 58 | | Legislature hereby recognize April 8-9, 2015, as Lamar County Days |
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| 58 | 59 | | at the State Capitol and extend to the delegation sincere best |
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| 59 | 60 | | wishes for an enjoyable and informative visit. |
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