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1		-	H.C.R. No. 27
	1	+	By: Stucky (Senate Sponsor - Parker) H.C.R. No. 27
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023;
	3	+	May 2, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Administration; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 19, 2023, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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4	9		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	10		WHEREAS, The stagecoach, a quintessential symbol of the
6	11		American frontier, played a pivotal role in the founding of the city
7	12		of Bridgeport and continues to hold special significance to the
8	13		community to this day; and
9	14		WHEREAS, Bridgeport traces its beginnings to 1860, when a
10	15		group organized by William H. Hunt secured a charter from the West
11	16		Fork Bridge Company to construct a bridge that would allow
12	17		stagecoaches with the Overland Mail Company to traverse the West
13	18		Fork of the Trinity River; the shipment of supplies by stagecoaches
14	19		and wagons became integral to Bridgeport's economy and helped shape
15	20		the community's development in its early decades; and
16	21		WHEREAS, With its annual Butterfield Stage Days Festival,
17	22		Bridgeport has long celebrated its origin as a stop on the historic
18	23		Butterfield Overland Mail route, which stretched from St. Louis,
19	24		Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, to San Francisco, California; in
20	25		recent years, the route has garnered increased recognition for its
21	26		historical importance, and it was officially designated as the
22	27		Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail in January 2023; and
23	28		WHEREAS, In addition to Butterfield Stage Days, Bridgeport
24	29		incorporates the stagecoach into a number of other annual events,
25	30		and the Bridgeport Visitor Center houses a replica Abbot-Downing
26	31		Concord coach, a stagecoach originally manufactured in 1827;
27	32		moreover, the city's efforts as part of the Texas Main Street
28	33		Program also incorporate the stagecoach as an embodiment of
29	34		Bridgeport's historic past and frontier spirit; and
30	35		WHEREAS, Through its legacy as a historic transportation
31	36		waypoint and its connection to the famed Butterfield Overland Mail
32	37		route, Bridgeport contributed to the development of our state and
33	38		nation, and its citizens continue to derive a special sense of pride
34	39		and identity from their city's association with one of the West's
35	40		most iconic symbols, the stagecoach; now, therefore, be it
36	41		RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
37	42		hereby redesignate Bridgeport as the official Stagecoach Capital of
38	43		Texas; and, be it further
39	44		RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
40	45		391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
41	46		until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally
42	47		passed by the legislature.
43		-	Stucky
44		-	______________________________ ______________________________
45		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
46		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 27 was adopted by the House on April
47		-	28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not
48		-	voting.
49		-	______________________________
50		-	Chief Clerk of the House
51		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 27 was adopted by the Senate on May
52		-	21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
53		-	______________________________
54		-	Secretary of the Senate
55		-	APPROVED: __________________
56		-	Date
57		-	__________________
58		-	Governor
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