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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting |
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Austin to celebrate the distinctive attributes and achievements of |
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their community during Mansfield Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timbers country of North |
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Central Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first |
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established by pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man |
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and Julian Feild built a gristmill in the area, at the crossroads |
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that later became the center of the town, which was named for the |
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two men; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the |
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street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860; |
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during the Civil War, the Man and Feild gristmill supplied meal and |
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flour to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for those at |
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United States Army outposts and Indian reservations in Texas and |
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New Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town remained a |
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farming community until the suburban expansion of the Dallas/Fort |
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Worth area brought many new residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 60,000 residents can |
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enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the |
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town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places to |
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live in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Mansfield will be led in 2015 by the members of its |
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city council, including Mayor David Cook and Mayor Pro Tempore |
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Larry Broseh, as well as Brent Newsom, Stephen Lindsey, Darryl |
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Haynes, Cory Hoffman, and Wendy Burgess; also committed to the |
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town's well-being are members of the Mansfield Area Chamber of |
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Commerce, including its executive committee, Rob Schulz, Bry Acker, |
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Joanie Pace, Grant Hall, David Harris, Kevin Allee, Leigh Ann |
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Tipping, and Dan Phillips, its other directors, Monty Goddard, |
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Angel Biasatti, Michelle Canton, Jenny Conrad, Mike Leasor, Omar |
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Pineda, Karen Tecklenburg, Katie Watson, Brendan Kelly, Louis J. |
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Stefanos, and Jim Milligan, and its ex officio directors, Tom |
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Blanton, Clayton Chandler, Dr. Jim Vaszauskas, and Scott Welmaker; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This charming town is an outstanding place in which |
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to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may indeed take |
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great pride in their heritage and ongoing achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize Mansfield Day at the State Capitol and |
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extend to members of the visiting delegation sincere best wishes |
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for an enjoyable and memorable event. |