84R18452 CJM-D
 
  By: Button H.R. No. 1711
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Residents of Garland are gathering on April 11,
  2015, for the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker
  recognizing the Travis College Hill Addition; and
         WHEREAS, Officially platted by the Interurban Land Company on
  January 3, 1913, the Travis College Hill Addition encompasses a
  two-block area along South 11th Street between Avenues B and D; the
  area was previously designated as Garland's first historic district
  by the city council in May 2014; and
         WHEREAS, Over the course of the past century, the Travis
  College Hill Addition has been home to some of the city's most
  prominent civic, political, and religious leaders, including three
  Garland mayors and five city council members; the Republican Party
  gained its first foothold in the formerly Democratic city on South
  11th Street, where several early Republicans lived; this group
  included Dixie Crossman, who founded the Garland Republican Women's
  Club in 1955, as well as Mable Wheeler, a "Bush Belle" who served as
  a party precinct chair, as president of the GRWC, and as a National
  Federation of Republican Women convention delegate; furthermore,
  Charles and Winifred Stokes held numerous events for GOP
  politicians such as George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush in their
  home on 11th Street; and
         WHEREAS, In addition to its political significance, the
  neighborhood features the recently relocated Pace House; built at
  the turn of the century, this Queen Anne style dwelling was donated
  to the city in 1985; though it served as an important community
  event center for many years, downtown development caused the city
  to donate the structure to local residents Louis and Kay Moore in
  2014; the house was then moved to the Travis College Hill Addition,
  where it now shares its street with five other historic homes that
  date from 1915-1918; and
         WHEREAS, Recognition by the Texas Historical Commission is a
  testament to the importance of this notable neighborhood, and the
  placement of a marker in its honor will help future visitors to
  better appreciate the rich heritage of the Garland community; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of an Official Texas
  Historical Marker for the Travis College Hill Addition and extend
  to all the neighborhood's residents sincere best wishes for the
  future.