Bill Text: TX SR232 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-05 - Reported enrolled [SR232 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR232-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, During the years 1917 to 1919, Texas and Texans | ||
played a prominent role in all aspects of the United States' | ||
involvement in the Great War; and | ||
WHEREAS, Of the approximately 200,000 Texans who served in | ||
the military, on land, at sea, and in the air, 5,171 made the | ||
ultimate sacrifice for their country during World War I; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texans served in the Army, Navy, and Marines, and | ||
Texas soldiers formed the Army's 36th and 90th Infantry | ||
Divisions; the state became a primary training location for | ||
numerous National Guard divisions mobilized from other states; | ||
Texas was also an early leader in military aviation, with more | ||
than a dozen Army aviation training and logistics bases | ||
established in the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texans made noteworthy individual heroic | ||
contributions during their military service, and the state | ||
produced numerous Medal of Honor recipients, French Croix de | ||
Guerre recipients, and aviation aces; after World War I, many | ||
Texas veterans went on to make significant contributions in | ||
government, industry, the arts, and the military; and | ||
WHEREAS, The people of Texas provided essential support to | ||
the war effort by producing needed materials, purchasing war | ||
bonds and stamps, participating in food conservation programs, | ||
and volunteering in civic organizations, such as the Red Cross, | ||
the YMCA, the Jewish Welfare Board, and the Salvation Army; Texas | ||
industry and agriculture provided livestock, oil, cotton, lumber, | ||
shipbuilding, and manufacturing in support of the war effort; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas cities, towns, and counties supported | ||
numerous military training facilities that were expanded in San | ||
Antonio and El Paso and newly constructed in Houston, Dallas, | ||
Fort Worth, Waco, and other locations around the state; students | ||
and alumni of Texas' institutions of higher education answered | ||
the call to serve in the Army, Navy, and Marines; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas minorities and women served with distinction | ||
in an era that often overlooked their contributions; more than | ||
31,000 Texas African Americans served in the Army during the war, | ||
as did a substantial number of Mexican Americans and Native | ||
Americans; Texas women served as military service members and as | ||
civilian nurses, Red Cross volunteers, and communications | ||
specialists; and | ||
WHEREAS, Both public and private organizations in Texas | ||
have preserved the historical landmarks, exhibits, and artifacts | ||
related to the state's prominent role in World War I, including | ||
the Battleship Texas, Hangar 9, and various museum exhibits; and | ||
WHEREAS, Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice are at the | ||
forefrontofcommemorationsofthewar;allveterans,communities, | ||
and civilians around the state made sacrifices that helped win | ||
the war and ultimately propelled the United States and Texas onto | ||
the world stage; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2013, the United States, through an act of | ||
Congress and the establishment of the World War I Centennial | ||
Commission, initiated actions to recognize the 100th anniversary | ||
of the nation's many sacrifices during World War I; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration | ||
Association has championed the recognition of the role of Texas | ||
and Texans in the Great War; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby recognize the commemoration of the | ||
centennial of World War I; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an | ||
expression of gratitude to those Texans who served in World War I | ||
and the Texas civilians who worked as part of the war effort and | ||
in appreciation for communities and organizations that seek to | ||
commemorate the centennial of the war through various actions and | ||
initiatives during the period of recognition between April 2017, | ||
the 100th anniversary of the United States' entry into the war, | ||
and June 2019, the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty | ||
of Versailles. | ||
Campbell | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 5, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |