Bill Text: TX HR2417 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Resolution 2417

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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-Introduced.html

	88R33028 AMB-D

	By: Neave Criado	H.R. No. 2417



	R E S O L U T I O N
	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.