| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 658 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Residents of Garland are gathering on April 11, |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2015, for the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker |
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| 4 | 4 | | recognizing the Travis College Hill Addition; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Officially platted by the Interurban Land Company |
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| 6 | 6 | | on January 3, 1913, the Travis College Hill Addition encompasses |
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| 7 | 7 | | a two-block area along South 11th Street between Avenues B and D; |
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| 8 | 8 | | the area was previously designated as Garland's first historic |
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| 9 | 9 | | district by the city council in May 2014; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, the Travis |
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| 11 | 11 | | College Hill Addition has been home to some of the city's most |
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| 12 | 12 | | prominent civic, political, and religious leaders, including |
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| 13 | 13 | | three Garland mayors and five city council members; the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Republican Party gained its first foothold in the formerly |
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| 15 | 15 | | Democratic city on South 11th Street, where several early |
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| 16 | 16 | | Republicans lived; this group included Dixie Crossman, who |
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| 17 | 17 | | founded the Garland Republican Women's Club in 1955, as well as |
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| 18 | 18 | | Mable Wheeler, a "Bush Belle" who served as a party precinct |
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| 19 | 19 | | chair, as president of the Garland Republican Women's Club, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | as a National Federation of Republican Women convention |
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| 21 | 21 | | delegate; furthermore, Charles and Winifred Stokes held numerous |
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| 22 | 22 | | events for Republican politicians such as George H. W. Bush and |
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| 23 | 23 | | George W. Bush in their home on 11th Street; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In addition to its political significance, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | neighborhood features the recently relocated Pace House; built |
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| 26 | 26 | | at the turn of the century, this Queen Anne style dwelling was |
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| 27 | 27 | | donated to the city in 1985; though it served as an important |
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| 28 | 28 | | community event center for many years, downtown development |
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| 29 | 29 | | caused the city to donate the structure to local residents Louis |
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| 30 | 30 | | and Kay Moore in 2014; the house was then moved to the Travis |
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| 31 | 31 | | College Hill Addition, where it now shares its street with five |
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| 32 | 32 | | other historic homes that date from 1915 to 1918; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Recognition by the Texas Historical Commission is |
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| 34 | 34 | | a testament to the importance of this notable neighborhood, and |
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| 35 | 35 | | the placement of a marker in its honor will help future visitors |
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| 36 | 36 | | to better appreciate the rich heritage of the Garland community; |
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| 37 | 37 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature, hereby commemorate the dedication of an Official |
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| 40 | 40 | | Texas Historical Marker for the Travis College Hill Addition and |
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| 41 | 41 | | extend to all the neighborhood's residents sincere best wishes |
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| 42 | 42 | | for the future. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Hall |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 48 | 48 | | the Senate on April 29, 2015. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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