Recognizing April 23, 2025, as Balch Springs Day at the State Capitol.

89(R) HR 907 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 907

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Community leaders from Balch Springs are gathering

in Austin on April 23, 2025, to celebrate Balch Springs Day at the

State Capitol; and

WHEREAS, Located in Dallas County, the town traces its

history to the 1870s, when John Balch, who had fought for the

independence of Texas at the Battle of San Jacinto and other

engagements, settled in the area with his family; his land

contained a permanent spring that became a gathering place for

nearby residents, and the settlement that took shape over the

following decades was named for him and this important water

source; and

WHEREAS, Balch Springs is a home-rule city that was

incorporated in 1953, when approximately 3,000 people lived there;

the population rose in the decades that followed, with an

increasing number of manufacturing companies and other businesses

opening their doors; and

WHEREAS, Today, this bustling city is home to around 27,000

people and serves as a southeastern gateway to the Metroplex; it

offers convenient access to the surrounding area as well as to major

interstate and international transportation routes, and its

location, combined with its forward-looking civic leadership and

productive workforce, has attracted numerous companies, including

a number of firms in the telecommunications industry; and

WHEREAS, Quality of life is another factor in the city's

growth, and numerous residents have been drawn by its thriving

community atmosphere, highly regarded schools, and myriad options

for housing, entertainment, culture, and recreation, which include

a library and learning center, the DD Ranch Event Center, the

Baseball Nation Ballpark South, and the Premier Park soccer fields;

and

WHEREAS, Balch Springs offers an inviting mixture of

small-town charm and big-city amenities, and its citizens may

indeed take great pride in their community's ongoing achievements;

now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby recognize April 23, 2025, as Balch Springs Day

at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere

best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin.

Rose

Burrows

Guerra

Morales Shaw

Alders

Guillen

Morgan

Allen

Harless

Muñoz

Anchía

Harris

Noble

Ashby

Harris Davila

Olcott

Barry

Harrison

Oliverson

Bell of Kaufman

Hayes

Ordaz

Bell of Montgomery

Hefner

Orr

Bernal

Hernandez

Patterson

Bhojani

Hickland

Paul

Bonnen

Hinojosa

Perez of El Paso

Bowers

Holt

Perez of Harris

Bryant

Hopper

Phelan

Buckley

Howard

Pierson

Bucy

Hull

Plesa

Bumgarner

Hunter

Raymond

Button

Isaac

Reynolds

Cain

Johnson

Richardson

Campos

Jones of Dallas

Rodríguez Ramos

Canales

Jones of Harris

Romero

Capriglione

Kerwin

Rose

Cole

King

Rosenthal

Collier

Kitzman

Schatzline

Cook

LaHood

Schofield

Cortez

Lalani

Schoolcraft

Craddick

Lambert

Shaheen

Cunningham

Landgraf

Shofner

Curry

Leach

Simmons

Darby

Leo Wilson

Slawson

A. Davis of Dallas

Little

Smithee

Y. Davis of Dallas

Longoria

Spiller

Dean

Lopez of Bexar

Swanson

DeAyala

Lopez of Cameron

Talarico

Dorazio

Louderback

Tepper

Dutton

Lowe

Thompson

Dyson

Lozano

Tinderholt

Fairly

Lujan

Toth

Flores

Luther

Troxclair

Frank

Manuel

Turner

Gámez

Martinez

VanDeaver

Garcia of Bexar

Martinez Fischer

Vasut

Garcia of Dallas

McLaughlin

Villalobos

Garcia Hernandez

McQueeney

Virdell

Gates

Metcalf

Vo

Gerdes

Meyer

Walle

Geren

Meza

Ward Johnson

Gervin-Hawkins

Money

Wharton

González of Dallas

Moody

Wilson

González of El Paso

Morales of Harris

Wu

Goodwin

Morales of Maverick

Zwiener

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 907 was adopted by the House on April

23, 2025, by a non-record vote.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House