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By: Leach H.R. No. 1455
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The iconic Texas Pool in Plano, the first
Texas-shaped pool in state and national history, was entered into
the National Register of Historic Places in 2019; and
WHEREAS, The idea for the 168,000-gallon pool, which was
built in 1960 and opened to the public a year later, was conceived
by Herbert Hunt and the William Herbert Hunt Trust as a way to
attract families to the Dallas North Estates neighborhood; the pool
was a popular destination for several decades, until its membership
began to decline around the 2000s; and
WHEREAS, In recent years, a coalition of volunteers and
historians has come together to help restore the Texas Pool; the
Texas Pool Foundation was established in 2013, and its board
members set their sights on securing designation of the pool as a
national historic landmark, an endeavor that was met with unanimous
support by the Texas Historical Commission in late 2018; this
coming summer, the pool is set to open with the addition of
underwater tiles, a refurbished feature from its earlier days, that
spell out the names of a number of Texas cities; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Pool has been a source of many fond
memories for generations of visitors, and its recognition as a
national historic landmark, combined with the dedicated efforts of
local volunteers and historians, will help to ensure the continued
preservation of this treasured community asset; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the inclusion of the Texas Pool in
the National Register of Historic Places and extend to the pool's
caretakers and members sincere best wishes for the future.