Bill Text: TX HCR115 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Battleship Texas Foundation for its work to preserve the historic battleship.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR115 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HCR115-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 115 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The battleship Texas, built nearly a century ago, | ||
| endures as one of this state's most recognized and revered | ||
| historical monuments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Commissioned on March 12, 1914, the Texas served in | ||
| World War I and World War II and saw action in the Atlantic and | ||
| Pacific; during the Second World War, it supported the allied | ||
| invasion of North Africa, the D-Day invasion at Normandy, and the | ||
| invasion of Southern France, as well as the assaults at Iwo Jima and | ||
| Okinawa; remarkably, the Texas suffered only one combat casualty | ||
| during its many naval campaigns, earning it the nickname "the Lucky | ||
| Ship"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of its long history, the USS Texas | ||
| experienced many notable firsts, including being the first U.S. | ||
| battleship to launch an airplane and the first ship in the U.S. Navy | ||
| to use radar; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas was decommissioned on April 21, 1948, and | ||
| retired to its present berth at the San Jacinto Battleground State | ||
| Historic Site; registered as a National Historic Landmark and as a | ||
| National Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the Texas has also been | ||
| designated as the official State Ship of Texas, and it serves as the | ||
| flagship of the Texas Navy; the battleship is under the care and | ||
| direction of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and it | ||
| receives crucial support from the Battleship Texas Foundation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Led by retired military leaders and by concerned | ||
| business and civic leaders and community volunteers, the foundation | ||
| is a nonprofit group that raises funds to assist in the ship's | ||
| preservation and restoration; in addition, the foundation supports | ||
| a number of outreach initiatives, including the Youth Education | ||
| Program, the Overnight Program, and hard hat tours of areas on the | ||
| ship that are normally closed to the public; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An icon of the Lone Star State, the battleship Texas | ||
| is an imposing monument to freedom and a majestic memorial to all | ||
| those Americans who have served in its defense; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby recognize the historical and cultural importance of the | ||
| battleship Texas and commend the Battleship Texas Foundation for | ||
| its ongoing efforts to preserve this unique asset of the Lone Star | ||
| State for future generations; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Battleship Texas Foundation as an expression of | ||
| high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Smith of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 115 was adopted by the House on | ||
| April 21, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 115 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 27, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
