Bill Text: TX HCR161 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Concurrent Resolution 161

Introduced

Bill Title: Commemorating the 180th anniversary of the admission of Texas into the Union.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-06-01 - Received from the House [HCR161 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HCR161-Introduced.html

	89R20814 KSM-D

	By: Lowe	H.C.R. No. 161



	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, December 29, 2025, will mark the 180th anniversary
	of the admission of Texas into the Union; and
	WHEREAS, After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the annexation
	of Texas became a subject of discussion among politicians and
	diplomats; in the first election following the establishment of the
	Republic of Texas in 1836, its citizens voted overwhelmingly in
	favor of annexation; however, the following year, when the
	republic's minister proposed annexation to the administration of
	U.S. President Martin Van Buren, the minister was turned down on the
	basis of constitutional issues and the risk of provoking a war with
	Mexico, and Texas subsequently withdrew its offer; Texas President
	Mirabeau B. Lamar continued to oppose annexation, and in his second
	term, Texas President Sam Houston renewed the annexation effort
	with no success; and
	WHEREAS, In the early 1840s, British policy toward Texas
	caused a change of posture in Washington, D.C.; although Great
	Britain had no intention of acquiring Texas, the British opposed
	Texas annexation as England sought to bolster trade with Texans, to
	prevent the westward expansion of the United States, and to
	interfere in the American tariff system and institution of slavery;
	alarmed by these goals, U.S. President John Tyler reintroduced
	annexation; Texas President Houston ultimately consented to the
	negotiation of a treaty, but it was rejected by the U.S. Senate in
	June 1844; and
	WHEREAS, President Tyler felt great urgency in the face of
	British ambitions and developed a new plan to annex Texas by means
	of a joint resolution imposing certain conditions; on February 28,
	1845, the U.S. Congress passed the joint resolution, which included
	the requirement for Texas to deliver all military, postal, and
	customs facilities and authority to the U.S. government; on July 4,
	Republic of Texas President Anson Jones presented to the Texas
	Congress, and a popularly-elected constitutional convention, a
	choice between annexation with the United States or a Mexican
	treaty granting peace and official recognition of Texas as an
	independent country; both bodies voted for the American proposal,
	and the annexation ordinance and constitution drafted by the
	convention were ratified by popular vote in October; on
	December 29, 1845, the U.S. Congress approved the Joint Resolution
	to Admit Texas as a State; it was signed by U.S. President James K.
	Polk, and Texas became America's 28th state; and
	WHEREAS, Residents of the Lone Star State take great pride in
	their heritage as patriotic Americans, and it is indeed fitting to
	recognize this historic date; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
	hereby commemorate the 180th anniversary of the admission of Texas
	into the Union on December 29, 1845.