H.R. No. 150
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, July 26, 2013, marks the 150th anniversary of the
death of Sam Houston, a towering figure in Texas history; and
WHEREAS, Born in Virginia on March 2, 1793, Houston emigrated
to eastern Tennessee with his family after the death of his father,
and as an adolescent, he left home to live for a time among the
Cherokees; he joined the United States Army at the age of 20 and
fought the British under Andrew Jackson's command in the Battle of
Horseshoe Bend, receiving three near-fatal wounds; and
WHEREAS, Houston subsequently studied law and opened a
practice in Lebanon, Tennessee; with General Jackson's
endorsement, he was named adjutant general of the state militia,
and he was later elected attorney general for the District of
Nashville in 1818; he went on to become major general of the state
militia and then served two terms in the United States House of
Representatives before becoming governor of Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, In the wake of a brief, disastrous marriage, Houston
resigned from office and went to live among the Cherokees in what is
now Oklahoma; he took an active role in Native American affairs,
working as a peacemaker among tribes and serving as a tribal
emissary; after moving to Mexican Texas in 1832, he practiced law
and became involved in the Anglo-Texan movement for independence;
he served as a delegate from Nacogdoches to the Consultation of
1835, which appointed him major general of the Texas army; and
WHEREAS, In February 1836, Houston helped negotiate a treaty
with the Cherokees as a commissioner for the provisional
government; the following month, he served as a delegate from
Refugio to the convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos, where the
assembly adopted the Texas Declaration of Independence and
appointed Houston commander in chief of the Texas army; Houston set
high standards for his troops, and he ultimately led them to victory
over the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21,
1836; and
WHEREAS, Acclaimed as "Old Sam Jacinto," Houston became the
first regularly elected president of the Republic of Texas; the
town of Houston, which was named in his honor in 1836, served as
capital of the Republic for most of his first administration;
because the constitution barred him from succeeding himself, he
represented San Augustine in the Texas House from 1839 to 1841
before returning to serve a second term as president; and
WHEREAS, When Texas joined the Union, Houston became one of
its two United States senators and served for 13 years in that
capacity; he was considered presidential material, but at home, his
staunch commitment to the Union became increasingly controversial;
although he was a slave owner himself, he drew the wrath of
proslavery elements by supporting the 1820 Missouri Compromise, the
1848 Oregon Bill, and the Compromise of 1850, all designed to limit
slavery north of latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes; in 1855, the Texas
Legislature officially condemned his opposition to the
Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the Missouri Compromise, and
his future in the U.S. Senate was doomed; he met defeat in an 1857
gubernatorial campaign but was returned to the Governor's Mansion
two years later; and
WHEREAS, Houston vehemently opposed the swelling secession
movement during his term as governor, warning that civil war would
lead to the destruction of the South; desperate to avoid bloodshed
within Texas, however, he ultimately acquiesced to the secessionist
tide, but he refused to take the oath of loyalty to the Confederate
States of America and was removed from office; two years later, at
the age of 70, he succumbed to pneumonia at his home in Huntsville;
and
WHEREAS, A proud Texan and a prominent, fiercely loyal
American, Sam Houston played a monumental role in founding the Lone
Star State and setting the course of its future, and his colorful
life and extraordinary record of public service have continued to
fascinate and inspire Texans to the present day; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the
sesquicentennial of the death of Sam Houston.
Branch
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker Anchia Guillen Parker
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez Ashby Harless Perez
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney Branch Huberty Raney
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond Burnam Hunter Raymond
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds Button Isaac Reynolds
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle Callegari Johnson Riddle
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter Canales Kacal Ritter
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose Clardy King of Parker Rose
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons Creighton Krause Simmons
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith Dale Larson Smith
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama Deshotel Longoria Strama
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth Elkins Martinez Toth
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba Farrar Miles Villalba
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle Frank Moody Walle
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White Frullo Morrison White
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu Giddings Murphy Wu
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 150 was adopted by the House on July 30,
2013, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas