Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR37 Compare Versions

Only one version of the bill is available at this time.

Old	New	Differences
1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 37
2	2	WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize February
3	3	10 and 11, 2015, as El Paso Days at the State Capitol; and
4	4	WHEREAS, Located in the westernmost tip of the great State
5	5	of Texas, the City of El Paso combines a modern metropolis with
6	6	the charm born of its Spanish origins; the area was named El Paso
7	7	by the Spanish conquistador Don Juan de Onate for the shallow
8	8	place in the river where the colonists crossed on their way to
9	9	Santa Fe, New Mexico; and
10	10	WHEREAS, The arrival of the railroads in 1881 ushered in an
11	11	era of prosperity, and El Paso became a flourishing frontier
12	12	community that has developed into a significant industrial,
13	13	commercial, and transportation city; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Today, semitrailers, trains, and airplanes
15	15	transport manufactured goods through the border cities at the
16	16	Pass, just as Spanish traders did in the 16th century when they
17	17	guided ox-drawn carts along the Camino Real from Mexico City to
18	18	Santa Fe; and
19	19	WHEREAS, With a population of three-quarters of a million
20	20	people, El Paso is the state's sixth-largest city and the
21	21	nation's 19th-largest; the largest American city on the
22	22	2,000-mile United States-Mexico border, it lies north of and
23	23	across the Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's fifth-largest
24	24	city, which has a population of over a million people; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Nearby Fort Bliss has recently completed the biggest
26	26	transformation in its 167-year history, with a 300 percent
27	27	increase in its population since 2005 and an investment of $6
28	28	billion in construction for new, top-of-the-line facilities
29	29	for the incoming personnel and their families, including a new
30	30	billion-dollar military hospital; this installation is at the
31	31	forefront of the United States Army's Transformation plan,
32	32	having transitioned from a Training and Doctrine post to a Forces
33	33	Command post; and
34	34	WHEREAS, El Paso is a vibrant, bilingual community, and
35	35	many of its residents are fluent in Spanish; its residents enjoy
36	36	a thriving fine arts community, exemplary educational
37	37	institutions, and many cultural and historical resources and
38	38	museums; and
39	39	WHEREAS, El Paso Days at the State Capitol provide an
40	40	opportunity for friends and families to honor El Paso and its
41	41	rich heritage, which today is enjoyed by residents and
42	42	vacationers of all ages; now, therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
44	44	Legislature, hereby recognize February 10 and 11, 2015, as El
45	45	Paso Days at the State Capitol and join the citizens of this
46	46	historic and vibrant region in paying tribute to this wonderful
47	47	city; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a
49	49	memento of this special occasion.
50	50	Rodriguez
51	51	________________________________
52	52	President of the Senate
53	53	I hereby certify that the
54	54	above Resolution was adopted by
55	55	the Senate on February 10, 2015.
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Secretary of the Senate
58	58	________________________________
59	59	Member, Texas Senate