Bill Text: TX HCR81 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Expressing support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission building.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR81 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HCR81-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 81 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Lorenzo de Zavala played an integral role in the | ||
| history of the Lone Star State, and the placement of a statue of him | ||
| on the grounds of the state building that bears his name would be a | ||
| fitting commemoration of his outstanding legacy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Tecoh, near Mérida, Yucatán, on October 3, | ||
| 1788, Lorenzo de Zavala was a lifelong advocate of democratic | ||
| ideals; he founded several newspapers and went on to serve as an | ||
| official in the Mexican government before becoming a supporter of | ||
| Texas independence and the first vice president of the Republic of | ||
| Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He entered Mexican politics in 1812, and in 1821 he | ||
| became a deputy to the Spanish Cortes in Madrid; a leader of the | ||
| Federalist Party, Zavala served in the First and Second Mexican | ||
| Constituent Congresses and in the Mexican Senate, and he aided in | ||
| drafting Mexico's Constitution, but his political views led to his | ||
| exile in 1830; he returned to Mexico in 1832, became governor of the | ||
| state of Mexico, and then was appointed head of the Mexican legation | ||
| in Paris; on learning a short time later that Santa Anna had assumed | ||
| dictatorial powers in Mexico, he resigned his position and left | ||
| Europe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Zavala moved to Texas in July 1835 and soon emerged | ||
| as a leader in the Texas fight for independence from Mexico; he | ||
| served as a delegate from Harrisburg at the Consultation at San | ||
| Felipe in November 1835 and at the Convention at | ||
| Washington-on-the-Brazos in March 1836, when he signed the Texas | ||
| Declaration of Independence, helped to draft the new Texas | ||
| Constitution, and was unanimously elected as vice president of the | ||
| Republic of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lorenzo de Zavala was a crucial figure in guiding | ||
| the fortunes of Texas at a critical juncture in its history, and in | ||
| recognition of his lasting contributions, Zavala County and the | ||
| Texas State Library and Archives Commission building were named in | ||
| his honor; because his life carries a particular resonance for all | ||
| who care about the heritage of the Lone Star State, however, placing | ||
| his statue on the grounds of the state library would allow current | ||
| and future generations to more fully appreciate his achievements; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby express support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de | ||
| Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives | ||
| Commission building; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 84th Texas Legislature direct the Texas | ||
| Facilities Commission to seek approval from the Texas Historical | ||
| Commission regarding the form, dimensions, and substance of, and | ||
| inscriptions or illustrations on, a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala | ||
| and to permit the placement of the monument on the grounds of the | ||
| Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an | ||
| official copy of this resolution to the executive directors of the | ||
| Texas Facilities Commission and the Texas Historical Commission and | ||
| to the director and librarian of the Texas State Library and | ||
| Archives Commission. | ||
| Peña | ||
| Simpson | ||
| Frullo | ||
| Guillen | ||
| Sheffield | ||
| Thompson of Brazoria | ||
| VanDeaver | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
