Bill Text: TX HR1507 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Elder B. Barton for his service during the Texas Revolution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-14 - Reported enrolled [HR1507 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1507-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1507 |
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WHEREAS, Pioneering Texan Elder B. Barton fought bravely for | ||
freedom during the Texas Revolution and contributed to the growth | ||
of Hidalgo County; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in New York City in 1806, Elder Barton joined | ||
the Texian Army on March 13, 1836, and served in Captain Robert | ||
J. Calder's Brazoria Company at the Battle of San Jacinto on April | ||
21, 1836; on this day, the Texian Army under General Sam Houston | ||
decisively defeated the Mexican troops commanded by General Antonio | ||
López de Santa Anna in an engagement that lasted just 18 minutes; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In October of 1836, Mr. Barton was honorably | ||
discharged, and he moved to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where he | ||
married Santitos Balli, with whom he had 16 children; the couple | ||
lived in several towns in the Rio Grande Valley, including | ||
Brownsville, Santa Rosa, and Los Indios, before settling in Nueces | ||
County, where Mr. Barton received 369 acres as compensation for his | ||
military service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Barton became an important figure in the | ||
economic development of Hidalgo County; he served as postmaster, | ||
worked in the steamboat industry, and utilized his military | ||
experience to help secure the United States border along the Rio | ||
Grande; he died on his ranch on August 4, 1884, and was buried in the | ||
courtyard of the Hidalgo County Courthouse, where his son | ||
Washington Barton served as county commissioner; and | ||
WHEREAS, After the courthouse burned down, Mr. Barton's | ||
remains were reinterred in the Hidalgo City Cemetery, and in 2016, | ||
the Texas Historical Commission placed a state historical marker | ||
there in his honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Elder Barton fought courageously in the struggle for | ||
Texas independence, and the legacy he left behind will be | ||
remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and achievements of | ||
Elder B. Barton and commemorate his contributions to the history | ||
and heritage of Texas. | ||
Martinez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1507 was adopted by the House on May | ||
10, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||