| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 497 |
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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 Pleasanton are gathering in |
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| 6 | 6 | | Austin on March 8, 2023, to celebrate Pleasanton Day at the State |
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| 7 | 7 | | Capitol; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Situated in Atascosa County at the juncture of the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Atascosa River and Bonita Creek, Pleasanton was founded in 1858 as |
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| 10 | 10 | | the new county seat and took its name from early settler John |
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| 11 | 11 | | Pleasant; though the county seat was moved to Jourdanton in 1910, |
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| 12 | 12 | | the town continued to thrive, and it was officially incorporated in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1917; over the years, it became a gathering place for cowboys |
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| 14 | 14 | | driving cattle to Kansas and eventually adopted the moniker the |
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| 15 | 15 | | "Birthplace of the Cowboy"; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Today, Pleasanton boasts a population of nearly |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11,000 people and is known as "The City of Live Oaks and Friendly |
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| 18 | 18 | | Folks"; the community is served by the Pleasanton Independent |
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| 19 | 19 | | School District, which encompasses a primary, elementary, junior |
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| 20 | 20 | | high, and high school, and it benefits from the educational and |
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| 21 | 21 | | vocational opportunities provided by Coastal Bend College; local |
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| 22 | 22 | | residents and visitors enjoy a number of annual community events, |
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| 23 | 23 | | including Cowboy Heritage Days, Merry on Main, and a Fourth of July |
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| 24 | 24 | | celebration; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of Pleasanton are working to preserve |
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| 26 | 26 | | the best of their past while building a future of expanding |
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| 27 | 27 | | opportunity, and its citizens may indeed take pride in the role |
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| 28 | 28 | | their community plays in the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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| 29 | 29 | | therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2023, as Pleasanton Day at |
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| 32 | 32 | | the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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| 33 | 33 | | delegation. |
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| 34 | 34 | | King of Uvalde |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.R. No. 497 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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