Bill Text: TX HCR1 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating May as Memorial Month for a 10-year period ending in 2033.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-06-27 - Filed [HCR1 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR1-Introduced.html
| 88S20017 BK-D | ||
| By: Toth | H.C.R. No. 1 | |
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| WHEREAS, Each year, Americans set aside a special day to | ||
| honor those members of the U.S. military forces who gave their lives | ||
| in the line of duty; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Memorial Day originated in the years following the | ||
| Civil War, when Americans held springtime tributes for soldiers who | ||
| had been killed during the conflict, laying flowers on their graves | ||
| and offering prayers; originally known as Decoration Day, the | ||
| tradition expanded after World War I in order to recognize all | ||
| military personnel who died in service to the country; in 1971, the | ||
| federal government established Memorial Day as a national holiday, | ||
| to be held annually on the last Monday in May; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The toll of war has been a heavy one; since the | ||
| founding of our republic, more than one million U.S. military | ||
| personnel have died during wartime, and an even higher number have | ||
| been wounded; thousands have endured extreme privation as prisoners | ||
| of war, and thousands have been listed as missing in action; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout Texas, residents make a special effort to | ||
| honor fallen service members; the loss of these valiant men and | ||
| women is keenly felt not only by their loved ones but also by the | ||
| communities in which they resided, as well as by all Texans who | ||
| treasure the gift of freedom for which they fought; and | ||
| WHEREAS, To those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in | ||
| behalf of our country, we owe a debt that is truly beyond measure; | ||
| while Memorial Day remains an essential and meaningful observance, | ||
| its poignance can be amplified by officially designating the entire | ||
| month of May in memory of those heroic individuals who gave all in | ||
| service to their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas, | ||
| 2nd Called Session, hereby designate May as Memorial Month; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
