Bill Text: TX SR328 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Denton County Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-22 - Reported enrolled [SR328 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR328-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Citizens from Denton County are gathering in | ||
| Austin on March 22, 2023, to celebrate Denton County Day at the | ||
| State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Located in North Texas and serving as the gateway | ||
| to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Denton County was created from the | ||
| Peters colony grant by the Texas Legislature in 1846 and named | ||
| for pioneer, preacher, lawyer, and soldier John Bunyan Denton; | ||
| the early years of the county saw its emergence as an | ||
| agricultural center, and the arrival of the railroads in the | ||
| 1880s ensured that the region's wheat and cotton would find | ||
| distribution across the country; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The county has experienced remarkable growth in | ||
| recent years, and with a population of about 980,000, Denton is | ||
| one of the fastest growing counties in the nation; it has drawn a | ||
| number of corporate residents as well, including Federal | ||
| Express, Sally Beauty Holdings, Target, WinCo, Safran, and | ||
| Peterbilt Motors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The City of Denton, the county seat, is home to | ||
| the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, which | ||
| were founded as Texas Normal College and Girls' Industrial | ||
| College in 1890 and 1903, respectively; nearby Corinth hosts a | ||
| campus of North Central Texas College, which offers technical and | ||
| occupational classes to residents throughout the county and | ||
| beyond, and the area is further served by 11 public school | ||
| districts educating thousands of young Texans at nearly 100 | ||
| facilities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Other attractions in the area include the | ||
| wilderness of the North Texas Greenbelt and the architecture of | ||
| the Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square; moreover, the county | ||
| is part of the North Texas Horse Country, which is one of the | ||
| largest regions for horse breeding and training in the | ||
| southwestern United States, and the county also boasts the | ||
| second-largest sports facility in the nation, the Texas Motor | ||
| Speedway, which draws hundreds of thousands of race fans each | ||
| year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county | ||
| are working to preserve the best of their past even as they look | ||
| forward to a bright and promising future, and they are sure to | ||
| figure prominently in the story of the Lone Star State in the | ||
| years ahead; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize March 22, 2023, as Denton County Day | ||
| at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere | ||
| best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin. | ||
| Springer, Parker | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 22, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
