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. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
