1 | | - | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 346 |
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2 | | - | WHEREAS, Residents from Collin County are gathering in |
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3 | | - | Austin on April 1 and 2, 2025, to celebrate Collin County Days at |
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4 | | - | 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 counties |
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7 | | - | in the state, and it is now home to approximately 1.3 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 county |
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11 | | - | seat, along with the towns and cities 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 Hope, |
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14 | | - | Parker, Princeton, Prosper, Richardson, Royse City, Sachse, |
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15 | | - | Saint Paul, Van Alstyne, Weston, and Wylie make up the rest of the |
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16 | | - | county and together are recognized for their charming blend of |
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17 | | - | 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 | + | 89R21298 AMB-D |
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| 2 | + | By: Paxton S.R. No. 346 |
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| 7 | + | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | + | WHEREAS, Residents from Collin County are gathering in Austin |
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| 9 | + | on April 1 and 2, 2025, to celebrate Collin County Days at the State |
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| 10 | + | Capitol; and |
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| 11 | + | WHEREAS, A thriving area in the heart of North Texas, Collin |
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| 12 | + | County is one of the largest and fastest-growing counties in the |
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| 13 | + | state, and it is now home to approximately 1.3 million residents; |
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| 14 | + | and |
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| 15 | + | WHEREAS, Plano is the county's largest city and the location |
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| 16 | + | of several Fortune 1000 companies; McKinney, the county seat, along |
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| 17 | + | with the towns and cities of Allen, Anna, Blue Ridge, Celina, |
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| 18 | + | Copeville, Fairview, Farmersville, Frisco, Josephine, Lavon, Lowry |
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| 19 | + | Crossing, Lucas, Melissa, Murphy, Nevada, New Hope, Parker, |
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| 20 | + | Princeton, Prosper, Richardson, Royse City, Sachse, Saint Paul, Van |
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| 21 | + | Alstyne, Weston, and Wylie make up the rest of the county and |
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| 22 | + | together are recognized for their charming blend of country and |
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| 23 | + | cosmopolitan qualities; and |
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| 24 | + | WHEREAS, Collin County's economy remains strong and vibrant |
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| 25 | + | thanks to highly skilled workers who make the county a leader in job |
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| 26 | + | growth; more than 90 percent of its workforce over the age of 25 |
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| 27 | + | hold a high school diploma and about half have earned a bachelor's |
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| 28 | + | degree or higher; the county also boasts an excellent public |
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| 29 | + | education system, with a number of its campuses ranking among the |
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| 30 | + | 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 visit to the State Capitol was organized by |
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30 | | - | the Plano, McKinney, Frisco, and Allen Fairview Chambers of |
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31 | | - | Commerce; the members of each association work tirelessly to |
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32 | | - | improve and strengthen economic development and to enhance the |
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33 | | - | quality of life in Collin County communities; and |
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34 | | - | WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county |
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35 | | - | are working to preserve the best of their past even as they look |
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36 | | - | forward to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to |
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37 | | - | figure prominently in the growth and prosperity of the Lone Star |
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38 | | - | State in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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39 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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40 | | - | Legislature, hereby recognize April 1 and 2, 2025, as Collin |
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41 | | - | County Days at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the |
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42 | | - | visiting delegation. |
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43 | | - | Paxton, Hagenbuch, Hall |
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44 | | - | ________________________________ |
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45 | | - | President of the Senate |
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46 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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47 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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48 | | - | the Senate on April 2, 2025. |
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49 | | - | ________________________________ |
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50 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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51 | | - | ________________________________ |
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52 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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53 | | - | ________________________________ |
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54 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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55 | | - | ________________________________ |
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56 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 33 | + | residents are welcoming to individuals, families, and businesses; |
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| 34 | + | and |
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| 35 | + | WHEREAS, The visit to the State Capitol was organized by the |
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| 36 | + | Plano, McKinney, Frisco, and Allen Fairview Chambers of Commerce; |
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| 37 | + | the members of each association work tirelessly to improve and |
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| 38 | + | strengthen economic development and to enhance the quality of life |
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| 39 | + | in Collin County communities; and |
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| 40 | + | WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county are |
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| 41 | + | working to preserve the best of their past even as they look forward |
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| 42 | + | to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to figure |
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| 43 | + | prominently in the growth and prosperity of the Lone Star State in |
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| 44 | + | the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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| 45 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 46 | + | hereby recognize April 1 and 2, 2025, as Collin County Days at the |
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| 47 | + | State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. |
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