Bill Text: TX HR607 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing March 5, 2019, as VIVA San Antonio Day.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-08 - Reported enrolled [HR607 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR607-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 607

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
recognize March 5, 2019, as VIVA San Antonio Day at the State
Capitol and to welcome the visiting delegation from the Alamo City;
and
WHEREAS, The history of San Antonio can be traced back to
1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon a
river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony, whose
feast day was being celebrated; and
WHEREAS, The city was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio
Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which would
become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo, the
site where 189 brave individuals held the mission for 13 days
against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; the cry "Remember
the Alamo" became the rallying point of the Texas Revolution;
today, the Alamo is a shrine and museum and is widely recognized as
the cradle of Texas liberty; and
WHEREAS, San Antonio became formally incorporated in 1837,
when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter; the
community has since retained its sense of history and tradition
while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it continues to
serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the rich cultural
influences of Native Americans, Old Mexico, German immigrants, the
Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep South mingle and merge;
and
WHEREAS, San Antonio is Military City USA; has a proud
military heritage; great military figures like Pershing, Stilwell,
Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at San Antonio
military installations, including Fort Sam Houston, the
headquarters for the U.S. Army Missions of Army North, Army South,
Army Installation Management Command, and the only Level One Trauma
Center in the Department of Defense at San Antonio's Military
Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center, along with cutting
edge innovation at the Center for the Intrepid and world renowned
Burn Center and all Military Medical Education for the joint forces
to include the Headquarters of Navy Medical and Logistics Training
Command; as well as home to Joint Base San Antonio - Randolph, the
home of Air Education and Training Command, the Air Force
Recruiting Service, Air Force Personnel Center and the Air Force
Installation Management Support Command; in addition, Joint Base
San Antonio - Lackland is home to the largest training wing in the
United States Air Force, and trains all incoming Airmen at Basic
Military Training, along with vital Air National Guard and the Air
Force Reserve missions; and
WHEREAS, Recent years have brought remarkable economic
development to San Antonio as its skilled workforce, excellent
institutions of public and higher education, and high quality of
life have attracted important corporate businesses and industries
to the city; and
WHEREAS, The city's chambers of commerce serve as leading
advocates for the business community and are dedicated to building
and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous economy,
particularly in the major local industries of health care,
manufacturing, aerospace, and information technology; and
WHEREAS, San Antonio is the second largest concentration of
cybersecurity professionals in the United States, comprised of a
diverse workforce and globally competitive cybersecurity ecosystem
that is strategically organized through CyberSecurity San Antonio;
and
WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in visiting San
Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La Villita,
San Fernando Cathedral, the San Antonio Missions Trail, and the
famed Paseo del Rio, better known as The Riverwalk; among the other
attractions that make San Antonio one of the top tourist
destinations in the country are SeaWorld San Antonio and the Six
Flags Fiesta Texas theme park as well as the PGA Tour Valero Texas
Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the five-time world champion San Antonio
Spurs; and
WHEREAS, In 2018, the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission
commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Mission
San Antonio de Valero, the Presidio San Antonio de Bejar and the
City of San Antonio. Three centuries of San Antonio's diverse
history and culture were honored and explored throughout 2018
through special events and initiatives; and
WHEREAS, In April 2019, the city will once again celebrate
Fiesta San Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state; first
held 120 years ago, the event was founded by a group of women who
decorated horse-drawn carriages for a parade in front of the Alamo
and battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to honor the
heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto; and
WHEREAS, San Antonio is truly one of the treasures of the Lone
Star State, and VIVA San Antonio Day provides a welcome opportunity
to honor the city and its many fine residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 5, 2019, as VIVA San Antonio Day
at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
delegation best wishes for a memorable visit.
Martinez Fischer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 607 was adopted by the House on March
5, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House