Bill Text: TX HR2417 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the Garland 2023 Juneteenth Celebration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2417 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2417-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2417 |
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WHEREAS, Residents of Garland are gathering together on | ||
June 17, 2023, for the city's annual Juneteenth Celebration; and | ||
WHEREAS, The oldest known observance commemorating the end of | ||
slavery in the United States, Juneteenth specifically celebrates | ||
the emancipation of African American slaves in 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, The commemoration of this momentous event became | ||
known as "Juneteenth," and celebrations grew over the decades to | ||
encompass recitations of the Emancipation Proclamation, readings | ||
by notable people, and such activities as singing, parades, rodeos, | ||
street fairs, and cookouts; the celebration in Garland will be held | ||
at Audubon Park, and festivities will include speakers, an essay | ||
contest, food trucks, and live music by the Rob Holbert Group, as | ||
well as a children's activity area and a space for reflection; 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 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the Garland 2023 Juneteenth | ||
Celebration and extend to all those in attendance sincere best | ||
wishes for a meaningful and memorable event. | ||
Neave Criado | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2417 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||