Bill Text: TX HR1770 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing May 19, 2023, as Manor Day at the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1770 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1770-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1770 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud residents of the City of Manor are gathering | ||
| in Austin on May 19, 2023, to celebrate Manor Day at the State | ||
| Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located 12 miles northeast of Austin on U.S. Highway | ||
| 290 in Travis County, Manor traces its origins to 1836, when James | ||
| B. Manor moved his family from Tennessee and settled on prime | ||
| prairie land in Central Texas; in 1871, the Houston and Texas | ||
| Central Railway Company received 200 acres of land from Mr. Manor | ||
| on which to lay out a town and build a railroad station; a railroad | ||
| document dated January 10, 1872, declared that the town was to be | ||
| named Manor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The presence of the Houston and Texas Central | ||
| railroad greatly benefited farmers, who used its tracks to move | ||
| their livestock and dairy products; grain, cottonseed, and cotton | ||
| were the principal commodities shipped from the area, with | ||
| thousands of bales of cotton loaded onto trains every year; the | ||
| railroad helped usher in an era of significant growth for the town, | ||
| which by the mid-1880s had a district school, three churches, and | ||
| six general stores; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Manor is a vibrant and diverse community with | ||
| a population of more than 18,000 residents; one of the fastest | ||
| growing suburbs in the nation, it is poised to experience even more | ||
| explosive growth over the next decade, thanks to its abundance of | ||
| affordable land and its proximity to the capital city and to such | ||
| major thoroughfares as Texas State Highway 130; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Celebrating their rich history as they work to build | ||
| an even brighter future, the citizens of Manor are justifiably | ||
| proud of their community, and it is indeed fitting to honor their | ||
| contributions to the story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize May 19, 2023, as Manor Day at the State | ||
| Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation. | ||
| Cole | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1770 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
