H.R. No. 189
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Citizens from Denton County are gathering in Austin
on March 1, 2017, to celebrate Denton County Day at the State
Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Located in North Texas and serving as the gateway to
the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Denton County was created from the
Peters colony grant by the Texas Legislature in 1846 and named for
pioneer preacher, lawyer, and soldier John Bunyan Denton; the early
years of the county saw its emergence as an agricultural center, and
the arrival of the railroads in the 1880s ensured that the region's
wheat and cotton would find distribution across the country; and
WHEREAS, The county has witnessed remarkable growth in recent
years, and with a population of approximately 780,000, Denton is
one of the fastest growing counties in the nation; it has drawn a
number of corporate residents as well, including Peterbilt Motors
Company Manufacturing and the headquarters of Sally Beauty
Holdings, and Target and WinCo have opened distribution centers in
the area; and
WHEREAS, The city of Denton, the county seat, is home to the
University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, which were
founded as Texas Normal College and Girls' Industrial College in
1890 and 1903, respectively; nearby Corinth hosts a campus of North
Central Texas College, which offers technical and occupational
classes to residents throughout the county and beyond, and the area
is further served by 11 public school districts educating some
125,000 young Texans; and
WHEREAS, Other attractions in the area include the wilderness
of the North Texas Greenbelt and the architecture of the Denton
County Courthouse-on-the-Square; moreover, the county is part of
the North Texas Horse Country, one of the largest concentrations of
horse farms in the nation, and it also boasts the second-largest
sports facility in the United States, the Texas Motor Speedway,
which draws hundreds of thousands of race fans each year; and
WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county are
working to preserve the best of their past even as they look forward
to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to figure
prominently in the story of the Lone Star State in the years ahead;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 1, 2017, as Denton County Day at
the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin.
Stucky
Parker
Simmons
Fallon
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 189 was adopted by the House on
February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House