82R26141 MGR-D
By: S. Davis of Harris H.C.R. No. 149
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The King Street Patriots are marking the grand
opening of their new headquarters in Houston with a celebration and
fund-raiser on May 16, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 2009 by Catherine Engelbrecht, Dianne
Josephs, and other concerned citizens, the King Street Patriots is
a nonprofit group committed to freedom, capitalism, American
exceptionalism, constitutional governance, civic duty, and
election integrity; the group takes its name from American history
and those individuals who protested on the streets of Boston in
response to confiscatory British policies at the end of the
colonial era; King Street at the time was a center of historic and
patriotic acts that ultimately led to the American Revolution; and
WHEREAS, One of the major initiatives of the King Street
Patriots is known as True the Vote; this campaign seeks to inspire
and equip volunteers for involvement in every stage of the
electoral process in order to protect the rights of legitimate
voters; the group advocates for the training of volunteers to work
as election monitors, pursues fraud reports, provides resources to
support its volunteers, creates documentaries and instructional
videos, raises awareness of the problem of voter fraud, and
encourages efforts to validate existing registration lists; and
WHEREAS, Through their activism, the members of the King
Street Patriots are making a difference in their community, state,
and nation, and they may take pride in their public-spirited
engagement on issues that affect all Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize the King Street Patriots for their commitment to
freedom and election integrity and extend to them sincere best
wishes for a memorable grand opening celebration; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the King Street Patriots as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.