Bill Text: TX HR697 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 697 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commemorating Texas Independence Day on March 2, 2017.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2017-03-20 - Reported enrolled [HR697 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HR697-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 697



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, March 2, 2017, marks the 181st anniversary of the
	adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the moment in
	1836 when proud Texans proclaimed an independent republic and took
	the first steps down a road that would lead, nine years later, to
	Texas' joining the Union as the 28th state; and
	WHEREAS, The delegates to the Convention of 1836 assembled on
	March 1 at Washington-on-the-Brazos, meeting in an unfinished
	building in bitterly cold weather; even as they set about forging a
	new nation, the defenders of the Alamo were preparing to face the
	final assault by the troops of General Antonio López de Santa Anna;
	and
	WHEREAS, Adopted on March 2, the Declaration of Independence
	listed many grievances against the government of Mexico, citing,
	among other things, its despotism, violence, and abridgement of
	civil liberties; the document concluded by boldly declaring "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, Five copies of the declaration were immediately
	dispatched to Béxar, Goliad, Nacogdoches, Brazoria, and San Felipe,
	and another 1,000 copies were distributed as printed handbills; on
	March 6, the men of the Alamo made their heroic last stand, and
	nearly seven weeks after that, General Sam Houston and his 900
	troops, with the cry of "Remember the Alamo!" on their lips,
	defeated Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto, bringing an end to
	Mexican rule in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, One of the pivotal dates in Texas history, March 2
	continues to be celebrated annually by Texans across the length and
	breadth of the state; on this occasion, Texas Independence Day,
	they reflect upon the freedoms they enjoy and honor the courage and
	sacrifice of the men and women who, against the odds, brought these
	blessings to pass; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate Texas Independence Day 2017 and pay
	tribute to the memory of those individuals who founded the Republic
	of Texas.

	Price

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 697 was adopted by the House on March
	16, 2017, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House