Bill Text: TX HR103 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating the Fiestas Patrias celebration hosted by Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors DFW and the City of Grand Prairie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR103 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR103-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating the Fiestas Patrias celebration hosted by Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors DFW and the City of Grand Prairie.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR103 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR103-Introduced.html
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By: Turner of Tarrant | H.R. No. 103 |
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WHEREAS, Continuing a beloved tradition, the Hispanic | ||
Heritage Ambassadors DFW organization and the City of Grand Prairie | ||
are presenting the annual Fiestas Patrias celebration, which | ||
commemorates Dieciséis de Septiembre, an important holiday for many | ||
Texans of Mexican descent; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dieciséis de Septiembre commemorates the day in 1810 | ||
when Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the parish priest for the | ||
town of Dolores, issued the call to action that ultimately led to | ||
Mexico's independence from colonial Spanish rule; Father Hidalgo's | ||
proclamation came to be known as El Grito, or the Cry of Dolores, | ||
and in 1825, the Republic of Mexico officially declared Dieciséis | ||
de Septiembre as the nation's independence day; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Fiestas Patrias event in Grand Prairie features | ||
performances by mariachi bands and folkloric dancers, and attendees | ||
can enjoy an array of traditional Mexican foods; this | ||
much-anticipated gathering draws people from throughout the area to | ||
take part in an exciting and enjoyable cultural celebration; and | ||
WHEREAS, Grand Prairie's Fiestas Patrias get-together is a | ||
testament to the strength and vitality of the city's Mexican | ||
American community, and this festive occasion is indeed deserving | ||
of special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the Fiestas | ||
Patrias event hosted by Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors DFW and the | ||
City of Grand Prairie and extend to the organizers and participants | ||
sincere best wishes for a successful gathering. |