Bill Text: TX HCR162 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Texas.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-06-01 - Received from the House [HCR162 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HCR162-Introduced.html

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89R32855 KSM-D
By: Lowe H.C.R. No. 162

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, March 2, 2026, will mark the 190th anniversary of
the establishment of the Republic of Texas; and
WHEREAS, On March 1, 1836, amid mounting tensions with
Mexico, delegates from across Texas convened in the new town of
Washington; the president of the convention, Richard Ellis,
appointed a committee to draft a declaration of independence;
George Childress, the chair of the committee, is generally believed
to have drafted the document, quite possibly even before his
arrival; the U.S. Declaration of Independence served as its model;
and
WHEREAS, While conducting their work, the delegates received
regular reports from San Antonio, where Mexican General Antonio
López de Santa Anna's troops were laying siege to the Alamo; the
convention considered the 12-page declaration of independence on
March 2, and the motion to adopt was made by Sam Houston; and
WHEREAS, The delegates also approved a constitution for the
new Republic of Texas; in addition, they elected an interim
government led by David G. Burnet as president, with Lorenzo de
Zavala as vice president, Samuel P. Carson as secretary of state,
Thomas J. Rusk as secretary of war, Robert Potter as secretary of
the navy, Bailey Hardeman as secretary of the treasury, and David
Thomas as attorney general; and
WHEREAS, On March 15, the terrible news of the fall of the
Alamo reached the convention; two days later, delegates learned
that the Mexican army had advanced within 60 miles of Washington,
and they adjourned in great haste; just over a month later, though,
the Texans would win the Battle of San Jacinto, and the independence
of the Republic of Texas was truly secured; and
WHEREAS, The love of freedom is the founding principle of the
Lone Star State, and the signing of the Texas Declaration of
Independence on March 2, 1836, marked a turning point in a
fascinating history that continues to inspire people across the
country and around the world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby commemorate the 190th anniversary of the establishment of
the Republic of Texas.