By: Branch H.R. No. 681
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, March 2 marks the anniversary of that historic day
in 1836 when residents of Texas officially declared their
independence from Mexico, thereby giving birth to the independent
republic that would stand on its own for more than nine years before
becoming the 28th state of the Union; and
WHEREAS, The proud Texans who issued the call for
independence were members of the Convention of 1836 that met at
Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1 of that fateful year; as they
gathered, the valiant defenders of the Alamo were facing down the
troops of Mexican ruler Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and the Texas
revolutionaries had reached a crucial point in their campaign for
greater political freedom; and
WHEREAS, Stating the views of the revolutionaries in no
uncertain terms, the Texas Declaration of Independence listed their
grievances against the Mexican government and announced their bold
conclusion: "that the people of Texas do now constitute a free,
Sovereign, and independent republic, and are fully invested with
all the rights and attributes which properly belong to independent
nations"; and
WHEREAS, Winning that independence on the battlefield would
take another six weeks and the lives of many brave Texans, but the
59 delegates who put their names to the Texas Declaration of
Independence had carried forth the vision of liberty, independence,
and just government that enlightens the Lone Star State to this very
day; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate Texas Independence Day on March 2,
2009, and pay tribute to the immense contributions of those
individuals who helped found the nation and state of Texas.