Bill Text: TX HR113 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating the annual Grand Prairie Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR113 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR113-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating the annual Grand Prairie Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR113 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR113-Introduced.html
87S30530 BPG-D | ||
By: Turner of Tarrant | H.R. No. 113 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Grand Prairie gather each year on | ||
Martin Luther King Jr. Day to celebrate the important legacy of the | ||
civil rights leader at a parade sponsored by the Grand Prairie | ||
NAACP, the City of Grand Prairie Parks, Arts & Recreation | ||
Department, and the Grand Prairie Police Department; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 1983, the King Holiday Bill was signed into law, | ||
making the third Monday in January a federal holiday; the | ||
observance later became the only federal holiday also designated as | ||
a national day of service with the signing of legislation to | ||
encourage Americans to follow Dr. King's example by working | ||
together to improve their communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of a Baptist minister, Martin Luther | ||
King Jr. earned his doctoral degree in theology; in 1955, he | ||
organized the Montgomery bus boycott, the first major protest of | ||
the civil rights movement, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to | ||
the cause; he led marches across the South to direct America's | ||
attention to injustice and oppression, and although physical | ||
attacks were a constant threat, he upheld the powerful principle of | ||
nonviolent civil disobedience; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. King's soaring oratory inspired people across | ||
the country, and in 1963, at the massive March on Washington, he | ||
delivered an address for the ages, outlining his vision of a better | ||
America as the words "I have a dream" rang out over the crowd and | ||
into history; the following year brought the ratification of the | ||
24th Amendment, which abolished the poll tax, and the Civil Rights | ||
Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination in employment and | ||
education and outlawed segregation in public facilities; that | ||
October, Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; and | ||
WHEREAS, In observing this holiday, we focus not only on the | ||
legacy of Dr. King, but also on the need to continue his work in | ||
behalf of justice, peace, and equal rights for all; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the annual | ||
Grand Prairie Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade and extend to the | ||
organizers and participants sincere appreciation for their | ||
contributions. |