Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 177
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Proud residents of Coppell are gathering at the
6	6	State Capitol to celebrate Coppell Day on March 2, 2023; and
7	7	WHEREAS, The first known settler in what was originally
8	8	called Grapevine Springs was James Parish, who moved to the area in
9	9	the mid-1800s; in time, a farming community developed, and it was
10	10	renamed Gibbs in honor of Barnett Gibbs, a Dallas lawyer, civic
11	11	leader, politician, and local real estate investor; strongly
12	12	supported by the state's farmers, Mr. Gibbs served in the 1880s as
13	13	lieutenant governor; the young town acquired rail connections in
14	14	1888 with the arrival of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railway,
15	15	and in the early 1890s, it was renamed Coppell, in honor of New York
16	16	financier George Coppell, who had provided crucial assistance to
17	17	the rail line; the city incorporated in 1955; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Coppell today is home to nearly 1,500 businesses,
19	19	including 45 corporate headquarters and nearly a dozen Fortune 500
20	20	companies; it boasts a thriving residential community that enjoys
21	21	excellent services, exemplary parks, and safe neighborhoods, and it
22	22	benefits from its central location at the heart of the Dallas-Fort
23	23	Worth Metroplex, only five miles from DFW International Airport and
24	24	30 minutes from both Dallas and Fort Worth; and
25	25	WHEREAS, In recent years, the city was honored with
26	26	consecutive National Gold Medal Awards by the National Recreation
27	27	and Park Association, a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence
28	28	in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers
29	29	Association, and a Certificate of Distinction by the Government
30	30	Treasurers' Organization of Texas, in addition to receiving AAA
31	31	bond ratings by both Moody's and Standard and a Certificate of
32	32	Achievement from the Richard R. Lillie, FAICP Planning Excellence
33	33	Recognition Program of the Texas Chapter of the American Planning
34	34	Association; it was also ranked 25th among the 100 Best Fleets in
35	35	the Americas by NAFA Fleet Management Association, and it was
36	36	recognized as a National Night Out winner in 2022, placing fourth in
37	37	the nation among similarly sized cities that participated in the
38	38	campaign; and
39	39	WHEREAS, Coppell Independent School District, a premier
40	40	public school system with high-performing schools, is home to more
41	41	than 13,400 students, who represent a wide range of countries,
42	42	languages, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds; the district is
43	43	committed to creating profound learning experiences for each child
44	44	and focuses on themes of collective engagement, great teaching,
45	45	authentic relationships, and redefining success; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Residents of Coppell are building on their past
47	47	achievements as they work toward an even brighter future, and it is
48	48	indeed fitting to take this opportunity to honor them; now,
49	49	therefore, be it
50	50	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
51	51	Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2023, as Coppell Day at the
52	52	State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation.
53	53	Johnson of Dallas
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 177 was adopted by the House on March
57	57	8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
58	58	voting.
59	59	______________________________
60	60	Chief Clerk of the House