Bill Text: TX HR1159 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing April 7-14, 2013, as the Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Texas.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-04-10 - Reported enrolled [HR1159 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR1159-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 1159
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany carried out the
  systematic persecution and annihilation of six million European
  Jews, as well as millions of other people, and this mass slaughter,
  known as the Holocaust, will forever signify the potential for
  unchecked intolerance, racism, and cruelty to achieve devastating
  results; and
         WHEREAS, Although it is a painful and wrenching experience to
  reflect on the tragic events that occurred during those dark years,
  it is only through remembrance that we can rightfully acknowledge
  and honor the men, women, and children whose lives were brutally cut
  short; Jews became the primary victims of the state-sponsored
  genocide, while Roma, Poles, the handicapped, homosexuals,
  Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political
  dissidents were also persecuted; ultimately, all of these groups
  were decimated under the tyranny of the Third Reich; and
         WHEREAS, This horrific and shameful history is a powerful
  reminder of our responsibilities as citizens of a democracy to
  remain vigilant against hatred, bigotry, and violence and to defend
  the causes of individual freedom, national liberty, and equality
  and respect for every human being; moreover, we must reject the
  false claims of those who deny the Holocaust; and
         WHEREAS, Each year, the United States Holocaust Memorial
  Council designates an eight-day period as the Days of Remembrance,
  and this year's commemoration extends from Sunday, April 7, 2013,
  through Sunday, April 14, 2013; and
         WHEREAS, The events of the Holocaust are inextricably linked
  to the obligation of people everywhere to uphold the cause of human
  rights, and as we, the people of Texas, recall this disturbing time
  in history, may we also be mindful of our duty to stand firm against
  all forms of injustice; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 7-14, 2013, as the Days of
  Remembrance, and encourage all Texans to do their part to keep the
  stories of Holocaust victims and survivors alive.
 
  Naishtat
  N. Gonzalez of El Paso
  Goldman
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1159 was adopted by the House on April
  8, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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