Bill Text: TX HR216 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Recognizing February 2-8, 2017, as Chicano History Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-01 - Reported enrolled [HR216 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR216-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Recognizing February 2-8, 2017, as Chicano History Week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-01 - Reported enrolled [HR216 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR216-Introduced.html
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By: Alonzo | H.R. No. 216 |
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WHEREAS, Chicano History Week commences on February 2, 2017, | ||
the 169th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe | ||
Hidalgo; and | ||
WHEREAS, A crucial document in the annals of both the United | ||
States and Mexico, the 1848 treaty ended two years of war between | ||
the nations; Mexico recognized the annexation of Texas by the | ||
United States, accepted the Rio Grande as the state's southern | ||
border, and gave up about half of its territory, including | ||
modern-day California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and parts of | ||
Colorado, Nevada, and Utah; and | ||
WHEREAS, Approximately 80,000 Mexicans lived in the ceded | ||
area at the time, and the vast majority chose to become United | ||
States citizens; although the treaty granted protection of their | ||
property and civil rights, decades of land seizures ensued, and by | ||
the end of the 19th century, most Mexicans in the region had lost | ||
their land; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Chicano movement that arose in the 1960s and | ||
1970s focused attention on failed promises of the treaty; Hispanic | ||
civil rights leaders raised awareness of the document's importance | ||
in their struggle to promote social justice for Mexican Americans, | ||
and, in working to gain representation and recognition, they also | ||
developed an enduring consciousness of a long and rich heritage | ||
that continues to inspire us today; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize February 2-8, 2017, as Chicano History | ||
Week and encourage all Texans to learn more about the enormous | ||
contributions made by Chicanos to the vibrant culture of the Lone | ||
Star State. |