Bill Text: TX SR95 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing January 26, 2023, as Lamar Day.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-24 - Reported enrolled [SR95 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR95-Introduced.html
| 2023S0045-1 01/20/23 | ||
| By: Kolkhorst | S.R. No. 95 | |
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the citizens of Texas and Fort Bend County in celebrating | ||
| Lamar Day on January 26, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lamar Day honors and commemorates the life of | ||
| Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the second president of the Republic | ||
| of Texas; a literary visionary, pioneer, and early resident of | ||
| Richmond and Fort Bend County, Lamar was instrumental in the | ||
| formation of the Republic of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lamar was elected president of the Republic of | ||
| Texas on December 10, 1838, after serving as vice president | ||
| alongside President Sam Houston; during his administration, | ||
| Lamar presided over challenges including threats of reconquest | ||
| from Mexico, retaliatory attacks from Native American tribes, an | ||
| empty treasury, and a depreciated currency; and | ||
| WHEREAS, President Lamar championed a public education | ||
| system based on the endowment of land grants, and his vision for | ||
| the school system solidified his legacy decades later as the | ||
| Father of Texas Education; following his retirement as president | ||
| in 1841, he lobbied the United States Congress for the annexation | ||
| of Texas, fought in the Mexican-American War, created a municipal | ||
| government in Laredo, and eventually represented Nueces and San | ||
| Patricio Counties in the 2nd Texas Legislature; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Every year, the citizens of Richmond and Fort | ||
| Bend County celebrate the life of Mirabeau B. Lamar and pay | ||
| tribute to his service and devotion to Texas; the graveside | ||
| ceremony at Morton Cemetary in Richmond honors his legacy and his | ||
| leadership as the second president of the Republic of Texas and | ||
| celebrates the rich history of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the participants of Lamar Day on | ||
| their Texas pride and extend to all best wishes for a memorable | ||
| Lamar Day celebration; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
