Bill Text: TX HCR124 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 124 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Directing the State Preservation Board to allow a variance from its rules pertaining to performances at the State Capitol in order to allow reenactments of the "Cry of Independence" at midnight on the evenings of September 15, 2013, and September 15, 2014.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-17 - Referred to House Administration [HCR124 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HCR124-Introduced.html

	83R10140 BPG-D

	By: Martinez Fischer	H.C.R. No. 124



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Mexican Independence Day, "Diez y Seis de
	Septiembre," is an important event in the history of Texas, and a
	commemoration of the occasion on the grounds of the State Capitol is
	a fitting way to celebrate the date; and
	WHEREAS, On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a
	Mexican priest in the town of Dolores, ignited the first uprising in
	what would become the Mexican War of Independence; after securing
	the forced release of prisoners from the local jail on the night of
	September 15, Father Hidalgo addressed his parishioners on the
	morning of the 16th, exhorting them to join him in a movement
	against the colonial government; the ensuing struggle soon became a
	fight for full independence from Spain, a goal that was ultimately
	achieved in 1821; and
	WHEREAS, "Diez y Seis" celebrations take place in a number of
	Texas cities, including San Antonio and Goliad, where they have
	been held for well over a century and a half, and reenactments of
	Father Hidalgo's clarion call, the "Grito de Dolores" or the "Grito
	de la Independencia," are important features of the festivities;
	and
	WHEREAS, The struggle for freedom is a noble endeavor, and
	the Mexican American Legislative Caucus is calling for a
	performance of the "Grito" on the State Capitol grounds to serve as
	a reminder of the heroism of those individuals who threw off
	colonial bonds and who made great sacrifices in order to forge an
	independent nation, one that from 1821 to 1836 included the area
	that is today the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby direct the State Preservation Board to allow a variance from
	its rules pertaining to performances at the State Capitol in order
	to allow reenactments of the "Cry of Independence" at midnight on
	the evenings of September 15, 2013, and September 15, 2014; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
	copy of this resolution to the executive director and members of the
	State Preservation Board.