| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1021 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Pool Foundation has greatly benefited the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Plano community through its efforts to preserve and maintain the |
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| 7 | 7 | | iconic Texas Pool; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Pool was envisioned in 1959 by Herbert |
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| 9 | 9 | | Hunt, who played an instrumental role in the development of the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Plano area; constructed in the shape of Texas, the 168,000-gallon |
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| 11 | 11 | | pool was designed as an innovative promotional real estate concept |
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| 12 | 12 | | for one of Plano's first neighborhoods; the pool first opened in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1961, and over the years, it has become a beloved fixture in the |
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| 14 | 14 | | community; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, the Texas Pool Foundation was established |
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| 16 | 16 | | to bolster support for the facility, and today, the foundation |
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| 17 | 17 | | provides for the preservation of the pool and promotes |
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| 18 | 18 | | community-building events; in addition, the organization offers |
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| 19 | 19 | | swim safety education, swimming lessons, and other recreational |
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| 20 | 20 | | opportunities for the general public, as well as for underserved |
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| 21 | 21 | | and special needs populations of Collin and Dallas Counties; in |
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| 22 | 22 | | 2019, the foundation oversaw efforts to have the pool added to the |
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| 23 | 23 | | National Register of Historic Places; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Pool is a local treasure that has |
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| 25 | 25 | | delighted generations of residents and visitors alike, and the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Texas Pool Foundation is to be commended for helping to preserve |
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| 27 | 27 | | this notable community resource; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | Legislature hereby honor the Texas Pool Foundation for its role in |
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| 30 | 30 | | preserving an important piece of Plano's history and extend to all |
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| 31 | 31 | | those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the |
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| 32 | 32 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 34 | | prepared for the Texas Pool Foundation as an expression of high |
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| 35 | 35 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 36 | 36 | | Plesa |
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| 37 | 37 | | ______________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | 39 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1021 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 40 | 40 | | 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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