SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 245
	WHEREAS, VIVA San Antonio Day is taking place at the State
	Capitol on February 28, 2023, and this occasion provides a
	welcome opportunity to honor San Antonio residents for the
	important contributions they are making to the Lone Star
	State; 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 defenders 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 was formally incorporated in 1837,
	when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter;
	the community retains 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, Known as Military City USA, San Antonio has a
	proud military heritage, and great figures like Pershing,
	Stilwell, Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at
	San Antonio military installations; today, the armed forces
	facilities in the city include Fort Sam Houston, the headquarters
	for the U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South, and Joint Base San
	Antonio-Randolph, the home of the Air Education and Training
	Command, the Air Force Recruiting Service, the Air Force
	Personnel Center, and the Air Force Installation and Mission
	Support Center; in addition, the city is the site of Joint Base
	San Antonio-Lackland, the largest training wing in the United
	States Air Force, which instructs all incoming airmen in basic
	military training, along with vital National Guard and Air Force
	Reserve missions; and
	WHEREAS, The San Antonio Market is home to several
	distinguished medical institutions, including Brooke Army
	Medical Center, which houses the only Level I Trauma Center in
	the Military Health System and the Center for the Intrepid, a
	world-renowned rehabilitation facility; 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 has one of the largest concentrations
	of cybersecurity professionals in the United States, with a
	diverse workforce and globally competitive cybersecurity
	ecosystem that is strategically organized through CyberSecurity
	San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, Many people delight in visiting San Antonio each
	year; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La Villita,
	San Fernando Cathedral, the San Antonio Mission Trails, and the
	famed Paseo del Rio, also known as The River Walk; 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, A highlight of the city's robust event calendar is
	the annual Fiesta San Antonio; first held more than 130 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, A city of great historical, cultural, and
	economic importance, San Antonio is one of the treasures of the
	Lone Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in
	the place they call home; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as VIVA San
	Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend to the city's
	residents sincere best wishes for the future.
	Menéndez, Campbell
	Gutierrez, Zaffirini
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	Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
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	Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
	above Resolution was adopted by
	the Senate on February 28, 2023.
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		Secretary of the Senate