Bill Text: TX HR1744 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2023 Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-26 - Reported enrolled [HR1744 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1744-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1744 |
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WHEREAS, The Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation | ||
is hosting its 2023 Juneteenth Celebration from June 9 to 17; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Emancipation Proclamation was promulgated on | ||
January 1, 1863, but it would 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; in 1979, Texas | ||
became the first state to make the celebration an official holiday, | ||
and a bill was passed in Congress in 2021 that established | ||
Juneteenth as a federal holiday; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Missouri City Juneteenth Celebration Foundation | ||
was established in 2002 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; today, the 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 House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2023 Missouri City Juneteenth | ||
Celebration and extend to all those participating sincere best | ||
wishes for a memorable and meaningful event. | ||
Reynolds | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1744 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||