Bill Text: TX HR600 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing March 2, 2011, as Texas Flag Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-07 - Reported enrolled [HR600 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR600-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 600 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For nearly a century, March 2, the date of the | ||
| adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence, has been | ||
| commemorated as Texas Flag Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, While it is not known for certain who designed the | ||
| present Lone Star flag, a bill containing the design was introduced | ||
| in the Congress of the Republic of Texas by Senator William H. | ||
| Wharton on December 28, 1838; the bill then went to a committee | ||
| composed of Oliver Jones and two other unidentified senators, who | ||
| reported out a substitute bill containing the same design; Congress | ||
| adopted the substitute bill on January 21, 1839, and President | ||
| Mirabeau B. Lamar signed the measure four days later; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lone Star flag replaced both the previous | ||
| national flag and the Texas naval ensign, each of which had served | ||
| as an official standard since December 10, 1836; like those two | ||
| flags, and like many others that had seen service in Texas since the | ||
| days of revolution, the new national flag incorporated a single | ||
| star, which the Convention of 1836 had adopted as the official | ||
| emblem of the republic; the blue, red, and white stripes of the flag | ||
| were said to represent loyalty, bravery, and purity, respectively; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1915, in appreciation of this venerable banner, | ||
| the 34th Texas Legislature designated March 2 of each year as Texas | ||
| Flag Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Texas lore and legend have | ||
| captivated the imagination of people far beyond the borders of the | ||
| Lone Star State, and the Texas flag is now recognized around the | ||
| globe; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For Texans themselves, the flag powerfully evokes a | ||
| sense of identity and pride, a feeling of belonging to a land both | ||
| rugged and beloved, and an appreciation of a rich and unique | ||
| heritage; simple and bold in its design, the flag speaks of liberty, | ||
| courage, and the untrammeled, free spirit, and wherever Texans may | ||
| be in the world, from the Trans-Pecos to the Piney Woods to the war | ||
| zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, it symbolizes home; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2011, as Texas Flag Day and | ||
| join with Texans everywhere in honoring all that is represented by | ||
| the Lone Star flag. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 600 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 2, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
