Bill Text: TX SCR20 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the official handgun of the State of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-24 - Signed by the Governor [SCR20 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SCR20-Enrolled.html
S.C.R. No. 20 |
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WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was | ||
historically crucial to the early survival of the great State of | ||
Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was an | ||
essential tool in the defeat of the Mexican army during the | ||
Mexican-American War to reclaim Texas, the 28th state of the Union; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The co-inventor of the original 1847 Colt Walker | ||
pistol, Samuel Walker, was a captain in the Texas Rangers, the first | ||
state police agency in the country; and | ||
WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was America's | ||
first pistol to hold six rounds, otherwise known as a | ||
"six-shooter"; and | ||
WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol is still the | ||
most powerful black powder pistol in existence; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby recognize the original 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the | ||
official handgun of the State of Texas. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 20 was adopted by the Senate | ||
on April 19, 2021, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 20 was adopted by the House | ||
on May 8, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 9, | ||
three present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |