| 1 | | - | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 364 |
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| 2 | | - | WHEREAS, Residents from Collin County are gathering in |
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| 3 | | - | Austin on March 28 and 29, 2023, to celebrate Collin County Days |
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| 4 | | - | at the State Capitol; and |
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| 5 | | - | WHEREAS, A thriving area in the heart of North Texas, |
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| 6 | | - | Collin County is one of the largest and fastest-growing |
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| 7 | | - | counties in the state, and it is now home to around 1.1 million |
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| 8 | | - | residents; and |
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| 9 | | - | WHEREAS, Plano is the county's largest city and the |
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| 10 | | - | location of several Fortune 1000 companies; McKinney, the |
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| 11 | | - | county seat, along with the towns of Allen, Anna, Blue Ridge, |
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| 12 | | - | Celina, Copeville, Fairview, Farmersville, Frisco, Josephine, |
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| 13 | | - | Lavon, Lowry Crossing, Lucas, Melissa, Murphy, Nevada, New |
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| 14 | | - | Hope, Parker, Princeton, Prosper, Richardson, Royse City, |
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| 15 | | - | Sachse, Saint Paul, Van Alstyne, Weston, and Wylie make up the |
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| 16 | | - | rest of the county and together are recognized for their |
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| 17 | | - | charming blend of country and cosmopolitan qualities; and |
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| 18 | | - | WHEREAS, Collin County's economy remains strong and |
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| 19 | | - | vibrant thanks to highly skilled workers who make the county a |
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| 20 | | - | leader in job growth; more than 90 percent of its workforce over |
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| 21 | | - | the age of 25 hold a high school diploma and about half have |
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| 22 | | - | earned a bachelor's degree or higher; the county also boasts an |
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| 23 | | - | excellent public education system, with a number of its campuses |
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| 24 | | - | ranking among the best in the state; and |
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| 1 | + | 88R20119 CW-D |
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| 2 | + | By: Paxton, Hall, Springer S.R. No. 364 |
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| 4 | + | |
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| 5 | + | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | + | WHEREAS, Residents from Collin County are gathering in Austin |
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| 7 | + | on March 28 and 29, 2023, to celebrate Collin County Days at the |
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| 8 | + | State Capitol; and |
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| 9 | + | WHEREAS, A thriving area in the heart of North Texas, Collin |
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| 10 | + | County is one of the largest and fastest-growing counties in the |
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| 11 | + | state, and it is now home to around 1.1 million residents; and |
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| 12 | + | WHEREAS, Plano is the county's largest city and the location |
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| 13 | + | of several Fortune 1000 companies; McKinney, the county seat, along |
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| 14 | + | with the towns of Allen, Anna, Blue Ridge, Celina, Copeville, |
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| 15 | + | Fairview, Farmersville, Frisco, Josephine, Lavon, Lowry Crossing, |
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| 16 | + | Lucas, Melissa, Murphy, Nevada, New Hope, Parker, Princeton, |
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| 17 | + | Prosper, Richardson, Royse City, Sachse, Saint Paul, Van Alstyne, |
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| 18 | + | Weston, and Wylie make up the rest of the county and together are |
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| 19 | + | recognized for their charming blend of country and cosmopolitan |
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| 20 | + | qualities; and |
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| 21 | + | WHEREAS, Collin County's economy remains strong and vibrant |
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| 22 | + | thanks to highly skilled workers who make the county a leader in job |
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| 23 | + | growth; more than 90 percent of its workforce over the age of 25 |
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| 24 | + | hold a high school diploma and about half have earned a bachelor's |
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| 25 | + | degree or higher; the county also boasts an excellent public |
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| 26 | + | education system, with a number of its campuses ranking among the |
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| 27 | + | best in the state; and |
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| 27 | | - | residents are welcoming to individuals, families, and |
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| 28 | | - | businesses; and |
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| 29 | | - | WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county |
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| 30 | | - | are working to preserve the best of their past even as they look |
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| 31 | | - | forward to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to |
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| 32 | | - | figure prominently in the growth and prosperity of the Lone Star |
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| 33 | | - | State in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 35 | | - | Legislature, hereby recognize March 28 and 29, 2023, as Collin |
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| 36 | | - | County Days at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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| 37 | | - | visiting delegation. |
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| 38 | | - | Paxton, Hall, Springer |
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| 39 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | | - | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | | - | the Senate on March 29, 2023. |
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| 44 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 48 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 50 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 30 | + | residents are welcoming to individuals, families, and businesses; |
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| 31 | + | and |
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| 32 | + | WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county are |
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| 33 | + | working to preserve the best of their past even as they look forward |
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| 34 | + | to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to figure |
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| 35 | + | prominently in the growth and prosperity of the Lone Star State in |
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| 36 | + | the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 38 | + | hereby recognize March 28 and 29, 2023, as Collin County Days at the |
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| 39 | + | State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. |
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