| 1 | 1 | | 88R7157 CJM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Springer S.R. No. 47 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Valley View joined together on |
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| 7 | 7 | | March 26, 2022, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding |
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| 8 | 8 | | of their community; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Situated on the rolling prairie of North Texas, the |
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| 10 | 10 | | region was first settled by the Lee family in 1870, and in 1872, |
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| 11 | 11 | | L. W. Lee laid out a townsite and named it Valley View, for its |
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| 12 | 12 | | vista of the Spring Creek valley; that same year, a post office was |
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| 13 | 13 | | established in the community, and the following year, a blacksmith |
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| 14 | 14 | | shop was opened that also served as the town's first school; by |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1884, the town had 250 people, three gristmills and cotton gins, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | three general stores, and in 1886, it became a stop on the Gulf, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Colorado and Santa Fe Railway; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, By 1890, there were four churches and a hotel in |
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| 19 | 19 | | Valley View; a school district was incorporated in 1902, and the |
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| 20 | 20 | | following year a two-story, brick schoolhouse was built, as well as |
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| 21 | 21 | | six new business buildings, a bank, and a telephone exchange; in |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1904, a weekly newspaper, the Valley View News, began publishing; |
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| 23 | 23 | | the town survived two serious fires in 1924, including one started |
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| 24 | 24 | | by bank robbers, which burned down two city blocks; the town was |
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| 25 | 25 | | incorporated in 1980, and today it is a dynamic community of more |
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| 26 | 26 | | than 900 residents; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, On the occasion of the town's 150th birthday, the |
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| 28 | 28 | | citizens of Valley View hosted a celebration featuring country |
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| 29 | 29 | | music performances, gunfighter shows, square dancing, a display of |
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| 30 | 30 | | antique tractors, and the crowning of the Valley View king and |
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| 31 | 31 | | queen; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Paying tribute to their rich and colorful history as |
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| 33 | 33 | | they work together to build a bright future, the people of Valley |
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| 34 | 34 | | View may indeed take great pride in the role their community plays |
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| 35 | 35 | | in the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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| 37 | 37 | | hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Valley |
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| 38 | 38 | | View and extend to the community's citizens and guests sincere best |
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| 39 | 39 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the City of Valley View as an expression of high regard |
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| 42 | 42 | | by the Texas Senate. |
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