SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 331
	WHEREAS, Many proud residents of Mansfield are visiting
	Austin to celebrate the distinctive attributes and achievements
	of their community during Mansfield Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Located in the Cross Timbers country of North
	Central Texas, south of Arlington, the settlement was first
	established by pioneers in the 1840s; in the late 1850s, R. S. Man
	and Julian Feild built a gristmill in the area, at the crossroads
	that later became the center of the town, which was named for the
	two men; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Feild soon added a general store across the
	street from the mill and became the town's postmaster in 1860;
	during the Civil War, the Man and Feild gristmill supplied meal
	and flour to fighting soldiers, and it later did the same for
	those at United States Army outposts and Indian reservations in
	Texas and New Mexico; though incorporated in 1909, the town
	remained a farming community until the suburban expansion of the
	Dallas-Fort Worth area brought many new residents; and
	WHEREAS, Today, the city's more than 60,000 residents can
	enjoy 240 acres of parks and a quality of life reflected in the
	town's inclusion on Money magazine's 2012 list of the top places
	to live in the United States; and
	WHEREAS, Mansfield will be led in 2015 by the members of
	its city council, including Mayor David Cook and Mayor Pro
	Tempore Larry Broseh, as well as Brent Newsom, Stephen Lindsey,
	Darryl Haynes, Cory Hoffman, and Wendy Burgess; also committed to
	the town's well-being are members of the Mansfield Area Chamber
	of Commerce, including its executive committee, Rob Schulz, Bry
	Acker, Joanie Pace, Grant Hall, David Harris, Kevin Allee, Leigh
	Ann Tipping, and Dan Phillips, its other directors, Monty
	Goddard, Angel Biasatti, Michelle Canton, Jenny Conrad, Mike
	Leasor, Omar Pineda, Karen Tecklenburg, Katie Watson, Brendan
	Kelly, Louis J. Stefanos, and Jim Milligan, and its ex officio
	directors, Tom Blanton, Clayton Chandler, Dr. Jim Vaszauskas,
	and Scott Welmaker; and
	WHEREAS, This charming town is an outstanding place in
	which to live, work, and raise a family, and its citizens may
	indeed take great pride in their heritage and ongoing achievements;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
	Legislature, hereby recognize Mansfield Day at the State Capitol
	and extend to members of the visiting delegation sincere best
	wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event.
	Burton, Birdwell
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on March 18, 2015.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate