Bill Text: TX SR220 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 24, 2015, as Viva San Antonio Day.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-24 - Reported enrolled [SR220 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR220-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize February | ||
| 24, 2015, as Viva San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and 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; and | ||
| WHEREAS, 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 city has since retained its sense of history and tradition | ||
| while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it has served | ||
| and continues to serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where | ||
| the rich sounds and cultural influences of Native Americans, Old | ||
| Mexico, Germans, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep | ||
| South mingle and merge; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in the | ||
| discovery of San Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights | ||
| include La Villita, San Fernando Cathedral, 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 April 2015, the city will once again celebrate | ||
| Fiesta San Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state; first | ||
| held 124 years ago, the event was founded by a group of ladies 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize February 24, 2015, as Viva San Antonio | ||
| Day at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting | ||
| delegation best wishes for an enjoyable visit. | ||
| Uresti, Campbell, | ||
| Van de Putte | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 24, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
