Bill Text: TX HR44 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating Texas Independence Day 2016.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-26 - Reported enrolled [HR44 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR44-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 44 | ||
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| WHEREAS, March 2 marks the anniversary of that historic day | ||
| in 1836 when residents of Texas officially declared their | ||
| independence from Mexico, thereby giving birth to the independent | ||
| republic that would stand on its own for more than nine years before | ||
| becoming the 28th state of the Union; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The proud Texans who issued the call for | ||
| independence were members of the Convention of 1836, which met at | ||
| Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1 of that fateful year; as they | ||
| gathered, the valiant defenders of the Alamo were facing off | ||
| against the troops of Mexican ruler Antonio López de Santa Anna, and | ||
| the Texas revolutionaries had reached a crucial point in their | ||
| campaign for greater political freedom; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Stating the views of the delegates in no uncertain | ||
| terms, the Texas Declaration of Independence listed their | ||
| grievances against the Mexican government and announced their bold | ||
| conclusion: "that the people of Texas do now constitute a free, | ||
| Sovereign, and independent republic, and are fully invested with | ||
| all the rights and attributes which properly belong to independent | ||
| nations"; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Winning that independence on the battlefield would | ||
| take another six weeks and the lives of many brave Texans, but with | ||
| this remarkable proclamation, the 59 signatories of the Texas | ||
| Declaration of Independence had enunciated a vision of liberty, | ||
| independence, and just government and charted a dramatic new course | ||
| for the land they called home; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate Texas Independence Day 2016 and pay | ||
| tribute to the immense contributions of those individuals who | ||
| helped to found the Republic of Texas. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 44 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
