Bill Text: TX HCR159 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-06-01 - Received from the House [HCR159 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HCR159-Introduced.html

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89R33278 KSM-D
By: Lowe H.C.R. No. 159

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, October 2, 2025, will mark the 190th anniversary of
the Battle of Gonzales; and
WHEREAS, A pivotal moment in the history of Texas, the Battle
of Gonzales was the culmination of discord between the increasingly
repressive government of Mexico and Texas colonists accustomed to
semi-autonomy; Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna,
elected in 1833, began to abandon federalism and consolidate power
in Mexico City, abolishing Mexico's Constitution of 1824 and
merging Texas with a neighboring state to form the state of Coahuila
y Texas; and
WHEREAS, Tensions escalated in Gonzales in early October
1835, when the Mexican Army arrived to reclaim a cannon that had
been loaned to the town for its protection; citizens refused to give
up the cannon, citing the Constitution of 1824, and on October 2,
Mexican troops and the Gonzales colonists met on the field of
battle; and
WHEREAS, The Texans fired upon the Mexican troops, who
retreated; attempts to reach a diplomatic solution then foundered,
and the fighting continued until the Mexican Army retreated again,
returning to San Antonio without the cannon; now determined to rout
the enemy, the victorious Texan force increased its numbers and
pursued the Mexican troops; under the command of Stephen F. Austin,
the Texans laid siege to Mexican-occupied San Antonio, and the war
for independence was truly underway; and
WHEREAS, The Battle of Gonzales signaled the start of the
Texas Revolution, and the courage and resolve demonstrated by the
Texans in this conflict is a lasting source of inspiration to all
who abhor tyranny; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby commemorate the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales.