HON. RON PAUL
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, April 22, 1999
1999 Ron Paul 30:1 Mr. PAUL.
Mr. Speaker, dedication ceremonies
will soon be held in Texas to mark the
completion of a new postal facility in Round
Top, TX. This is the first new post office in this
city since the 1968 dedication of the old one.
1999 Ron Paul 30:2 The route this new post office took from
blue print to completion expresses the basis of
being a Texan and an American. The U.S.
Postal Service approached Round Top with a
pre-designed post office building that had apparently
been designed in Washington without
the input of the people of Round Top. In true
Texas fashion the people of this city stood up
to say this new building would be in their town
for their use and therefore insisted that it reflect
the city in which it would be built. As a
result, they now have a beautiful new building
that reflects their history as a community and
as Texans. Since Round Top has had a post
office since the days of the Republic of Texas,
is only fitting that this new building points to
the proud heritage of our great state.
1999 Ron Paul 30:3 Our Founding Fathers intended for decisions
to be made as close to the people as
possible. By rejecting plans that had no connection
to their city, the people of Round Top
continue to live up to this great tradition.
1999 Ron Paul 30:4 Mr. Speaker, Postmaster Carol Oritz and
her community are deservingly proud of their
new post office and the history behind it. As
our great state continues to grow and our
major cities get even larger, we would be wise
to remember the people of Round Top and
other such communities.
1999 Ron Paul 30:5 It is fitting that the new post office in the
Texas town of Round Top today flies an
American flag that very recently flew over our
nation’s capitol building.
