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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud citizens of Hutto are gathering in Austin on |
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May 14, 2015, to celebrate Hutto Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Situated on the rich blackland soils of southeastern |
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Williamson County, the Hutto area was settled in 1855 by James E. |
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Hutto and Adam Orgain, a freed slave; the town, which was founded in |
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1876 around a depot of the International-Great Northern Railroad, |
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soon became a center for cotton farming, and it was incorporated in |
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1911; and |
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WHEREAS, More than a century later, Hutto benefits from its |
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location at the intersection of two major highways, US 79 and SH |
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130, and its proximity to the NAFTA corridor along I-35; the city's |
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population has soared from 1,450 in 2000 to an estimated 22,000 |
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today, and its welcoming environment for business has earned it |
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recognition from Southern Business and Development magazine as one |
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of the Top 10 Edge Markets and one of the Top 100 Best Places in the |
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South to Locate Your Company; in recent years, Hutto was also ranked |
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in the Top 10 Places to Live in Texas by Movoto as well as among the |
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Top 5 Safest Places in Texas by ValuePenguin; and |
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WHEREAS, The Hutto Independent School District is one of the |
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fastest growing districts in Texas, and the district's school board |
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was honored for its contributions to education in 2014, when it was |
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named the Region 13 Honor Board by the Texas Association of School |
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Administrators; the city is also increasing opportunities for adult |
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students, and the fall of 2013 saw the opening of a new, 57-acre |
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campus of the East Williamson County Higher Education Center; in |
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addition, Hutto residents approved funding for the creation of a |
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park system and the 35,000-square-foot Hutto Family YMCA facility, |
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which opened in January 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Home to an educated workforce, a motivated city |
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government, and a healthy business climate, Hutto is building on |
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its rich, small-town heritage of hard work and neighborliness to |
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prepare itself for a dynamic future as a smart place to live, work, |
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and prosper; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 14, 2015, as Hutto Day at the State |
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Capitol and extend to all participants sincere best wishes for an |
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enjoyable and informative visit to Austin. |