Bill Text: TX HR152 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commemorating the 2017 Juneteenth celebration at Lifeway Church in Dallas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-07-28 - Reported enrolled [HR152 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR152-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 152
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Members of Lifeway Church in Dallas gathered
  together on June 15, 2017, to promote cultural awareness and honor
  diversity through the celebration of Juneteenth; and
         WHEREAS, The oldest known observance commemorating the end of
  slavery in the United States, Juneteenth specifically celebrates
  the emancipation of African American slaves throughout Texas; and
         WHEREAS, On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger
  arrived in Galveston with federal troops to provide military
  support for Reconstruction efforts and to enforce President Abraham
  Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; that same day, General
  Granger read publicly his General Order No. 3, which proclaimed
  that all slaves were undeniably free from that date onward and that
  there would be "an absolute equality of rights and rights of
  property between former masters and slaves"; and
         WHEREAS, Held on June 19 of each year, the commemoration of
  this momentous event became known as "Juneteenth," and celebrations
  grew over the decades to include recitations of the Emancipation
  Proclamation, readings by notable people, and such festive
  activities as singing, parades, rodeos, street fairs, and cookouts;
  and
         WHEREAS, Juneteenth has been observed as an official holiday
  in Texas since 1980, when legislation introduced by African
  American State Representative Al Edwards during the 1979
  legislative session took effect; with the adoption of that bill,
  this special day became the first emancipation holiday in the
  country to be granted official state recognition; and
         WHEREAS, More than 150 years after emancipation was
  proclaimed in Texas, Juneteenth continues to inspire gatherings
  that honor the myriad achievements and immeasurable fortitude of
  the African American community in the Lone Star State; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 2017
  Juneteenth celebration at Lifeway Church and extend to all those
  associated with the church sincere best wishes for the future; and,
  be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Lifeway Church as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Giddings
 
 
Straus Goldman Oliverson
 
Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
 
Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
 
Alvarado Gooden Parker
 
Anchia Guerra Paul
 
Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
 
Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
 
Arévalo Hefner Phillips
 
Ashby Hernandez Pickett
 
Bailes Herrero Price
 
Bell Hinojosa Raney
 
Bernal Holland Raymond
 
Biedermann Howard Reynolds
 
Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
 
Bohac Hunter Roberts
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Burrows Kacal Sanford
 
Button Keough Schaefer
 
Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
 
Canales King of Parker Schubert
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Clardy Klick Sheffield
 
Coleman Koop Shine
 
Collier Krause Simmons
 
Cook Kuempel Smithee
 
Cortez Lambert Springer
 
Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
 
Craddick Lang Stickland
 
Cyrier Larson Stucky
 
Dale Laubenberg Swanson
 
Darby Leach Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Martinez Turner
 
Dukes Metcalf Uresti
 
Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
 
Elkins Miller Villalba
 
Faircloth Minjarez Vo
 
Fallon Moody Walle
 
Farrar Morrison White
 
Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Frank Murphy Workman
 
Frullo Murr Wray
 
Geren Neave Wu
 
Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
 
Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 152 was adopted by the House on July 28,
  2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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