Bill Text: TX HR540 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2011 Fort Clark Days and the Lipan Apache Band of Texas Pow Wow.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR540 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR540-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 540 |
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WHEREAS, The 2011 Fort Clark Days and the Lipan Apache Band of | ||
Texas Pow Wow are being held March 4-5, 2011, at Fort Clark Springs; | ||
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WHEREAS, Established on June 20, 1852, near Las Moras | ||
Springs, Fort Clark formed part of the line of U.S. Army forts | ||
erected along the military road from San Antonio to El Paso to | ||
defend the border with Mexico and protect frontier settlements; the | ||
fort became home to numerous U.S. infantry and cavalry units and | ||
also served as a base for Texas Rangers, the Confederate Army, Lipan | ||
Apache Texas Ranger scouts, black Seminole scouts, and buffalo | ||
soldiers; among the many notable military leaders stationed there | ||
were General Wesley Merritt, General William R. Shafter, General | ||
John L. Bullis, General Zenas R. Bliss, General Jonathan M. | ||
Wainwright, and General George S. Patton, Jr.; and | ||
WHEREAS, When Fort Clark was closed in 1946, it was one of the | ||
last remaining mounted cavalry posts in the country, and today it is | ||
listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the annual Fort | ||
Clark Days commemorate the rich history of this venerable site with | ||
a wide range of activities and raise funds to help maintain the | ||
historic buildings and grounds; and | ||
WHEREAS, This year's festival is being held in conjunction | ||
with the Lipan Apache Band of Texas Pow Wow, and a featured | ||
attraction of both events is scheduled for March 4, 2011, when | ||
members of the Lipan Apache Band and the Fort Clark Springs | ||
Association, along with representatives of Fort Concho, Fort | ||
Lancaster, Fort Stockton, and Fort McKavett, are reenacting the | ||
signing of the Live Oak Treaty of January 8, 1838; a pledge of peace | ||
and friendship between the Lipan Apaches and the Republic of Texas, | ||
the treaty was signed by Cuelgas de Castro, a Lipan Apache chief and | ||
Texas Ranger scout, and James Power, an empresario and a signatory | ||
to the Texas Declaration of Independence; the reenactment | ||
highlights the contributions that Lipan Apaches made to the defense | ||
of Texas during the period of the republic; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Lipan Apache Band of Texas is dedicated to | ||
preserving the culture and traditions of its ancestors, and during | ||
the Pow Wow, its members are also performing ceremonial music and | ||
dances; and | ||
WHEREAS, The 2011 Fort Clark Days and the Lipan Apache Band of | ||
Texas Pow Wow celebrate the colorful heritage and diversity of the | ||
Lone Star State, bringing history to life for visitors young and | ||
old; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2011 Fort Clark Days and the | ||
Lipan Apache Band of Texas Pow Wow and honor all the organizations | ||
that have worked to make these outstanding events a success; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
for the participating groups as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
King of Zavala | ||
Gallego | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 540 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||