| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 810 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, On February 11, 2023, the City of Terrell is marking |
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| 6 | 6 | | the 150th anniversary of its founding; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, The city is named for a friend of Sam Houston and |
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| 8 | 8 | | surveyor of the Republic of Texas, Robert A. Terrell, who settled |
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| 9 | 9 | | in the area in 1847; decades later, the advent of the Texas and |
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| 10 | 10 | | Pacific Railway promised opportunities for growth and prosperity; |
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| 11 | 11 | | in order to bring a depot to town, two Kaufman County entrepreneurs, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Charles Cornelius "C. C." Nash and John G. Moore, deeded a large |
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| 13 | 13 | | tract of land to the railway on February 11, 1873; the Terrell |
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| 14 | 14 | | family and former Kaufman County judge W. D. Irvine also donated |
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| 15 | 15 | | land for the project; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, By the mid-1880s, the population numbered about |
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| 17 | 17 | | 3,000, supporting numerous businesses, three weekly newspapers, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and nine churches; impressed by the advocacy of local leaders, as |
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| 19 | 19 | | well as favorable terms offered by a civic-minded landowner, the |
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| 20 | 20 | | state chose a site in the city for its second mental health |
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| 21 | 21 | | facility, now known as Terrell State Hospital; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Terrell residents recognized the importance of |
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| 23 | 23 | | education from the town's earliest days; the public school system |
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| 24 | 24 | | was in place by 1882, and a number of colleges have operated in the |
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| 25 | 25 | | community over the years; during World War II, more than 2,000 |
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| 26 | 26 | | British Royal Air Force cadets learned to fly at the No. 1 British |
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| 27 | 27 | | Flying Training School; today, Terrell hosts both Trinity Valley |
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| 28 | 28 | | Community College and a venerable HBCU, Southwestern Christian |
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| 29 | 29 | | College; on the SwCC campus stands the home built by |
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| 30 | 30 | | Robert A. Terrell, one of just 20 Round Houses left in the country; |
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| 31 | 31 | | noted alumni of Terrell High School include the late Randy Snow, the |
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| 32 | 32 | | first Paralympian inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame, and |
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| 33 | 33 | | actor, singer, and comedian Jamie Foxx; the Terrell Independent |
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| 34 | 34 | | School District's Jamie Foxx Performing Arts Center is named in |
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| 35 | 35 | | honor of the Oscar and Grammy Award-winning star; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Celebrating a rich and colorful history, the |
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| 37 | 37 | | citizens of Terrell may take justifiable pride in their vibrant |
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| 38 | 38 | | community as they mark this important milestone; now, therefore, be |
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| 39 | 39 | | it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the sesquicentennial of the City of |
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| 42 | 42 | | Terrell and extend to its residents sincere best wishes for the |
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| 43 | 43 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for the City of Terrell as an expression of high regard by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Bell of Kaufman |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 810 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 51 | 51 | | 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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