SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 331
WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting
Austin to celebrate the distinctive attributes and achievements
of their community during Mansfield Day at the State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timbers country of North
Central Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first
established by pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man
and Julian Feild built a gristmill in the area, at the crossroads
that later became the center of the town, which was named for the
two men; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the
street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860;
during the Civil War, the Man and Feild gristmill supplied meal
and flour to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for
those at United States Army outposts and Indian reservations in
Texas and New Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town
remained a farming community until the suburban expansion of the
Dallas-Fort Worth area brought many new residents; and
WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 60,000 residents can
enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the
town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places
to live in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Mansfield will be led in 2015 by the members of
its city council, including Mayor David Cook and Mayor Pro
Tempore Larry Broseh, as well as Brent Newsom, Stephen Lindsey,
Darryl Haynes, Cory Hoffman, and Wendy Burgess; also committed to
the town's well-being are members of the Mansfield Area Chamber
of Commerce, including its executive committee, Rob Schulz, Bry
Acker, Joanie Pace, Grant Hall, David Harris, Kevin Allee, Leigh
Ann Tipping, and Dan Phillips, its other directors, Monty
Goddard, Angel Biasatti, Michelle Canton, Jenny Conrad, Mike
Leasor, Omar Pineda, Karen Tecklenburg, Katie Watson, Brendan
Kelly, Louis J. Stefanos, and Jim Milligan, and its ex officio
directors, Tom Blanton, Clayton Chandler, Dr. Jim Vaszauskas,
and Scott Welmaker; and
WHEREAS, This charming town is an outstanding place in
which to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may
indeed take great pride in their heritage and ongoing achievements;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby recognize Mansfield Day at the State Capitol
and extend to members of the visiting delegation sincere best
wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event.
Burton, Birdwell
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 18, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
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Member, Texas Senate