1 | | - | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 310 |
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2 | | - | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Johnson County are gathering |
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3 | | - | in Austin on March 25, 2025, in celebration of Johnson County Day |
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4 | | - | at the State Capitol; and |
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5 | | - | WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas on the |
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6 | | - | southwestern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Johnson County |
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7 | | - | covers approximately 740 square miles; among the first known |
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8 | | - | settlers of the region was Henry Briden, who made his home along |
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9 | | - | the Nolan River in 1849; the county went on to be established in |
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10 | | - | 1854, and it was named in honor of Middleton T. Johnson, a veteran |
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11 | | - | of the Mexican War, a frontiersman, and a legislator; and |
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| 2 | + | By: King S.R. No. 310 |
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| 7 | + | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | + | WHEREAS, Proud residents of Johnson County are gathering in |
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| 9 | + | Austin on March 25, 2025, in celebration of Johnson County Day at |
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| 10 | + | the State Capitol; and |
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| 11 | + | WHEREAS, Located in North Central Texas on the southwestern |
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| 12 | + | edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Johnson County covers |
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| 13 | + | approximately 740 square miles; among the first known settlers of |
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| 14 | + | the region was Henry Briden, who made his home along the Nolan River |
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| 15 | + | in 1849; the county went on to be established in 1854, and it was |
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| 16 | + | named in honor of Middleton T. Johnson, a veteran of the Mexican |
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| 17 | + | War, a frontiersman, and a legislator; and |
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14 | | - | livestock production; in the mid- to late-1800s, several rail |
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15 | | - | lines were built through the region, and in 1898, the Santa Fe |
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16 | | - | Railroad established maintenance shops in the county seat of |
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17 | | - | Cleburne; these shops encompassed construction facilities and a |
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18 | | - | switchyard and brought economic growth and job opportunities to |
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19 | | - | the area; today, the county's leading industries include retail |
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20 | | - | trade, health care and social assistance, and manufacturing; and |
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21 | | - | WHEREAS, Johnson County boasts a number of attractions, |
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22 | | - | among them Cleburne State Park, Hamm Creek Park, the Cleburne |
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23 | | - | Railroad Museum, and the Mansfield Historic Museum and Heritage |
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24 | | - | Center; higher education institutions in the region include |
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25 | | - | Southwestern Adventist University and Hill College; and |
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26 | | - | WHEREAS, Offering an attractive rural setting combined |
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27 | | - | with proximity to urban amenities, Johnson County is an |
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28 | | - | outstandingplacetolive,work,andraiseafamily,andits |
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29 | | - | citizens may indeed take pride in their community's unique |
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30 | | - | contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, |
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31 | | - | therefore, be it |
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32 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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33 | | - | Legislature, hereby recognize March 25, 2025, as Johnson County |
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34 | | - | Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting |
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35 | | - | delegation. |
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36 | | - | King |
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37 | | - | ________________________________ |
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38 | | - | President of the Senate |
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39 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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40 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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41 | | - | the Senate on March 25, 2025. |
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42 | | - | ________________________________ |
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43 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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44 | | - | ________________________________ |
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45 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 20 | + | livestock production; in the mid- to late-1800s, several rail lines |
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| 21 | + | were built through the region, and in 1898, the Santa Fe Railroad |
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| 22 | + | established maintenance shops in the county seat of Cleburne; these |
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| 23 | + | shops encompassed construction facilities and a switchyard and |
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| 24 | + | brought economic growth and job opportunities to the area; today, |
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| 25 | + | the county's leading industries include retail trade, health care |
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| 26 | + | and social assistance, and manufacturing; and |
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| 27 | + | WHEREAS, Johnson County boasts a number of attractions, among |
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| 28 | + | them Cleburne State Park, Hamm Creek Park, the Cleburne Railroad |
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| 29 | + | Museum, and the Mansfield Historic Museum and Heritage Center; |
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| 30 | + | higher education institutions in the region include Southwestern |
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| 31 | + | Adventist University and Hill College; and |
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| 32 | + | WHEREAS, Offering an attractive rural setting combined with |
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| 33 | + | proximity to urban amenities, Johnson County is an outstanding |
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| 34 | + | place to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed |
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| 35 | + | take pride in their community's unique contributions to the story |
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| 36 | + | of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 38 | + | hereby recognize March 25, 2025, as Johnson County Day at the State |
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| 39 | + | Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. |
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