Bill Text: TX HR2138 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating Christmas on December 25, 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2138 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2138-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2138 |
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WHEREAS, On December 25, 2020, many Texans will join in | ||
worship and in fellowship as they celebrate the joyous occasion | ||
known as Christmas; and | ||
WHEREAS, Observed by Christians all across the world, | ||
Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whose | ||
arrival on earth is heralded as a promise of salvation for | ||
humankind; after more than two millennia, Christ's example | ||
continues to serve as a model of generosity and compassion and as a | ||
guiding presence in the lives of countless people; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Christmas has a longstanding history in the | ||
United States, the breadth of its observance has grown considerably | ||
since the earliest days of our nation's founding; the Christmas | ||
tradition familiar to us today arose during the 19th century, and | ||
most markedly in the years of rapid industrialization following the | ||
Civil War; at a time of national unrest and uncertainty, a holiday | ||
reminiscent of a simpler life, suffused by the fundamental spirit | ||
of peace and goodwill, offered comfort and spoke to the most fervent | ||
prayers of all Americans; by 1870, the observance of Christmas had | ||
become so widespread that the day was declared a national holiday; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Modern-day Christmas evokes images of families | ||
gathering by the warmth of the hearth, of city streets adorned with | ||
lights, of tinsel-strewn trees, and of such confections as | ||
gingerbread and eggnog; many present-day customs are derived from | ||
Old World forms of celebration that have been shaped, refined, and | ||
interwoven with more recent practices, like the exchange of | ||
presents, to yield a wealth of festivities that are definitively | ||
American; and | ||
WHEREAS, Amid the bustle that now attends the holidays, the | ||
original significance of Christmas nonetheless reveals itself; | ||
more than any other time of the year, the Christmas season calls | ||
forth a heightened sense of charity, as individuals share what they | ||
have to help alleviate the needs of others; the holiday also invites | ||
celebrants to set aside worldly cares, enjoy the company of loved | ||
ones, and rejoice in the heartening gift that is faith; and | ||
WHEREAS, The simple story of a child born in a humble manger | ||
has endured and inspired generations, and the scriptural lessons of | ||
redemption, mercy, tolerance, and most of all, love, remain as | ||
profound and transformative as ever before; as Texans share their | ||
delight in this most cherished holiday and its many treasured | ||
traditions, they may take to heart the virtues that define the true | ||
spirit of Christmas and endeavor to carry them forward in the year | ||
ahead; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate Christmas Day 2020. | ||
Price | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2138 was adopted by the House on | ||
May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||