| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 406 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the |
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| 3 | 3 | | State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 25, 2015; and |
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| 4 | 4 | | WHEREAS, The first known settler in what was originally |
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| 5 | 5 | | called Grapevine Springs was James Parish, who moved to the area in |
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| 6 | 6 | | the mid-1800s; in time, a farming community developed, and its post |
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| 7 | 7 | | office took the name Gibbs in honor of Barnett Gibbs, a Dallas |
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| 8 | 8 | | lawyer, civic leader, politician, and local real estate investor; |
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| 9 | 9 | | strongly supported by the state's farmers, Mr. Gibbs served in the |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1880s as lieutenant governor; the young town acquired rail |
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| 11 | 11 | | connections in 1888 with the arrival of the Saint Louis, Arkansas |
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| 12 | 12 | | and Texas Railway, and in 1890, the station there was named Coppell, |
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| 13 | 13 | | probably after New York financier George Coppell, who had provided |
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| 14 | 14 | | crucial assistance to the rail line; two years later, the town also |
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| 15 | 15 | | adopted the name Coppell; the city incorporated in 1955; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Originally an agricultural center, Coppell today |
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| 17 | 17 | | boasts more than 1,000 businesses and is a thriving residential |
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| 18 | 18 | | community with excellent services, an exemplary parks and |
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| 19 | 19 | | recreation system, and safe neighborhoods; over 11,000 students |
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| 20 | 20 | | are enrolled in the Coppell Independent School District, which is |
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| 21 | 21 | | home to multiple National Blue Ribbon campuses; the city benefits |
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| 22 | 22 | | from its central location at the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth |
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| 23 | 23 | | Metroplex, only five miles from DFW International Airport and 30 |
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| 24 | 24 | | minutes from both Dallas and Fort Worth; in 2012 and again in 2014, |
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| 25 | 25 | | it was named one of the best suburbs in the region by D Magazine, |
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| 26 | 26 | | and it has been further recognized by the Texas Commission on |
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| 27 | 27 | | Environmental Quality and Keep Texas Beautiful; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Coppell's more than 40,000 residents enjoy easy |
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| 29 | 29 | | access to urban amenities as well as a comfortable, small-town |
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| 30 | 30 | | lifestyle, and they may take justifiable pride in the important |
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| 31 | 31 | | role their unique area continues to play in the story of the Lone |
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| 32 | 32 | | Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby recognize March 25, 2015, as Coppell Day at |
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| 35 | 35 | | the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere |
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| 36 | 36 | | best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Huffines |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on March 23, 2015. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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