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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Hutto are gathering in Austin on |
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| 6 | 7 | | May 9, 2017, to celebrate Hutto Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Situated on the rich blackland soils of southeastern |
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| 8 | 9 | | Williamson County, the Hutto area was settled in 1855 by James E. |
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| 9 | 10 | | Hutto, a Swedish pioneer, and Adam Orgain, a freed slave; the town, |
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| 10 | 11 | | which was founded in 1876 around a depot of the International-Great |
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| 11 | 12 | | Northern Railroad, soon became a center for cotton farming, and it |
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| 12 | 13 | | was incorporated in 1911; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, More than a century later, Hutto benefits from its |
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| 14 | 15 | | location at the intersection of two major highways, US 79 and SH |
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| 15 | 16 | | 130, and its proximity to the NAFTA corridor along I-35; the city's |
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| 16 | 17 | | population has soared from 1,450 in 2000 to an estimated 23,000 |
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| 17 | 18 | | today, and its welcoming environment for business has earned it |
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| 18 | 19 | | recognition from Southern Business and Development magazine as one |
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| 19 | 20 | | of the Top 10 Edge Markets and one of the Top 100 Best Places in the |
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| 20 | 21 | | South to Locate Your Company; in 2016, Hutto was named the Seventh |
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| 21 | 22 | | Fastest Growing Small City in America by Zippia, the Second Best |
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| 22 | 23 | | City to Live in Texas by Best Places Now, and the Second Safest City |
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| 23 | 24 | | in Texas by Wide Open Country; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The Hutto Independent School District is one of the |
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| 25 | 26 | | fastest growing districts in Texas, and the district's school board |
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| 26 | 27 | | was honored for its contributions to education in 2014, when it was |
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| 27 | 28 | | named the Region 13 Honor Board by the Texas Association of School |
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| 28 | 29 | | Administrators; the city is also increasing opportunities for adult |
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| 29 | 30 | | students, and the 57-acre campus of the East Williamson County |
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| 30 | 31 | | Higher Education Center, a partnership between Temple College, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texas State Technical College, and Texas A&M University--Central |
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| 32 | 33 | | Texas, has continued to expand its course offerings since opening |
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| 33 | 34 | | in 2013; in addition, Hutto residents approved funding for the |
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| 34 | 35 | | creation of a park system and the 35,000-square-foot Hutto Family |
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| 35 | 36 | | YMCA facility, which opened in January 2014; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Home to an educated workforce, a motivated city |
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| 37 | 38 | | government, and a healthy business climate, Hutto is building on |
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| 38 | 39 | | its rich, small-town heritage of hard work and neighborliness to |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepare itself for a dynamic future as a smart place to live, work, |
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| 40 | 41 | | and prosper; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby recognize May 9, 2017, as Hutto Day at the State |
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| 43 | 44 | | Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes |
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| 44 | 45 | | for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. |
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