Bill Text: TX HR1332 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2021 Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR1332 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1332-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1332 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation | ||
| is hosting its 2021 Juneteenth Celebration from June 14 to 19, 2021; | ||
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| WHEREAS, In 2002, city council member Don Smith enlisted | ||
| residents, local businesses, and civic leaders in the effort to | ||
| develop an event highlighting the profound historical importance of | ||
| the Emancipation Proclamation; the Missouri City Juneteenth | ||
| Celebration Foundation was established with the goals of organizing | ||
| culturally relevant activities, creating programs to nurture young | ||
| talent, and bringing together families from all backgrounds in a | ||
| wholesome and inspiring setting; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Emancipation Proclamation was promulgated on | ||
| January 1, 1863, but it could not be enforced in Texas until after | ||
| the Civil War; on June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the | ||
| Union Army arrived in Galveston and that same day issued General | ||
| Order No. 3, declaring the freedom of all those held in bondage; | ||
| emancipated men and women marked the first anniversary of this date | ||
| in 1866, and over the years, Juneteenth became a proud celebration | ||
| of a momentous milestone in this nation's history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, African Americans who moved away from Texas took the | ||
| Juneteenth tradition with them, and it was embraced nationally; in | ||
| 1979, Texas became the first state to make the celebration an | ||
| official holiday; today, Missouri City's Juneteenth program has | ||
| grown to encompass a wide variety of activities, including a | ||
| kick-off reception, a parade, a community service awards gala, and | ||
| a golf tournament as well as musical performances; the Freedom | ||
| Tree, located in Freedom Tree Park, serves as a focal point and | ||
| symbol of African American resilience; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The much-anticipated Juneteenth celebration in | ||
| Missouri City provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on African | ||
| Americans' long road to freedom and to recognize their immeasurable | ||
| contributions to the building of this country over the centuries; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 2021 Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration | ||
| be commemorated and that all those participating be extended | ||
| sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful event. | ||
| Reynolds | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1332 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 26, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
