| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1072 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Cedar Park are celebrating the |
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| 6 | 6 | | 50th anniversary of their city's incorporation on February 24, |
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| 7 | 7 | | 2023, with the Friday Night Fever Family Dance; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Located in southwestern Williamson County, Cedar |
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| 9 | 9 | | Park was originally called Running Brushy for a heavy-flowing |
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| 10 | 10 | | spring in the area; the city's roots date back to 1871, when George |
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| 11 | 11 | | and Harriet Cluck led a cattle drive up the Chisolm Trail; two years |
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| 12 | 12 | | later, the Clucks bought the land that included Running Brushy |
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| 13 | 13 | | Spring, and their ranch quickly became the center of a growing |
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| 14 | 14 | | community; a post office was authorized for the settlement in |
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| 15 | 15 | | February 1874, and when the Austin and Northwestern Railroad came |
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| 16 | 16 | | through in 1882, the town's name was changed to Brueggerhoff in |
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| 17 | 17 | | honor of a railroad official; Emmett Cluck, the son of George and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Harriet Cluck, gave the community its current name of Cedar Park in |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1887, and shortly thereafter, a school, a church building, and a |
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| 20 | 20 | | landscaped park were established in the area; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, From the 1890s to around 1970, Cedar Park benefited |
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| 22 | 22 | | from the production of limestone and cedar fence posts; due to the |
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| 23 | 23 | | proximity of the nearby city of Austin, the town's population |
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| 24 | 24 | | increased from 125 people to more than 3,000 between 1970 and 1980; |
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| 25 | 25 | | on February 24, 1973, the citizens of Cedar Park voted to officially |
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| 26 | 26 | | incorporate, and in the years since, the city has experienced rapid |
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| 27 | 27 | | commercial and residential growth; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Today, Cedar Park is a vibrant and prosperous |
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| 29 | 29 | | community of over 77,000 citizens, and it benefits from the |
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| 30 | 30 | | leadership of Mayor Jim Penniman-Morin and the city council; |
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| 31 | 31 | | residents are able to enjoy its close proximity to the Capital City, |
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| 32 | 32 | | its acres of beautiful parkland, and its many other attractions, |
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| 33 | 33 | | including the H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, which is home to two |
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| 34 | 34 | | professional sports teams and hosts more than 130 events a year; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Cedar Park may indeed take great |
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| 36 | 36 | | pride in their rich heritage as they come together to celebrate this |
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| 37 | 37 | | significant milestone in their history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the City of |
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| 40 | 40 | | Cedar Park and extend to its residents sincere best wishes for the |
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| 41 | 41 | | future. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Bucy |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1072 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 46 | 46 | | 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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