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1		-	By: Peña (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) H.C.R. No. 81
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015;
3		-	May 15, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
4		-	Administration; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following
5		-	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.C.R. No. 81
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9	4		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
10	5		WHEREAS, Lorenzo de Zavala played an integral role in the
11	6		history of the Lone Star State, and the placement of a statue of him
12	7		on the grounds of the state building that bears his name would be a
13	8		fitting commemoration of his outstanding legacy; and
14	9		WHEREAS, Born in Tecoh, near Mérida, Yucatán, on October 3,
15	10		1788, Lorenzo de Zavala was a lifelong advocate of democratic
16	11		ideals; he founded several newspapers and went on to serve as an
17	12		official in the Mexican government before becoming a supporter of
18	13		Texas independence and the first vice president of the Republic of
19	14		Texas; and
20	15		WHEREAS, He entered Mexican politics in 1812, and in 1821 he
21	16		became a deputy to the Spanish Cortes in Madrid; a leader of the
22	17		Federalist Party, Zavala served in the First and Second Mexican
23	18		Constituent Congresses and in the Mexican Senate, and he aided in
24	19		drafting Mexico's Constitution, but his political views led to his
25	20		exile in 1830; he returned to Mexico in 1832, became governor of the
26	21		state of Mexico, and then was appointed head of the Mexican legation
27	22		in Paris; on learning a short time later that Santa Anna had assumed
28	23		dictatorial powers in Mexico, he resigned his position and left
29	24		Europe; and
30	25		WHEREAS, Zavala moved to Texas in July 1835 and soon emerged
31	26		as a leader in the Texas fight for independence from Mexico; he
32	27		served as a delegate from Harrisburg at the Consultation at San
33	28		Felipe in November 1835 and at the Convention at
34	29		Washington-on-the-Brazos in March 1836, when he signed the Texas
35	30		Declaration of Independence, helped to draft the new Texas
36	31		Constitution, and was unanimously elected as vice president of the
37	32		Republic of Texas; and
38	33		WHEREAS, Lorenzo de Zavala was a crucial figure in guiding
39	34		the fortunes of Texas at a critical juncture in its history, and in
40	35		recognition of his lasting contributions, Zavala County and the
41	36		Texas State Library and Archives Commission building were named in
42	37		his honor; because his life carries a particular resonance for all
43	38		who care about the heritage of the Lone Star State, however, placing
44	39		his statue on the grounds of the state library would allow current
45	40		and future generations to more fully appreciate his achievements;
46	41		now, therefore, be it
47	42		RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
48	43		hereby express support for the placement of a monument to Lorenzo de
49	44		Zavala on the grounds of the Texas State Library and Archives
50	45		Commission building; and, be it further
51	46		RESOLVED, That the 84th Texas Legislature direct the Texas
52	47		Facilities Commission to seek approval from the Texas Historical
53	48		Commission regarding the form, dimensions, and substance of, and
54	49		inscriptions or illustrations on, a monument to Lorenzo de Zavala
55	50		and to permit the placement of the monument on the grounds of the
56	51		Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building; and, be it
57	52		further
58	53		RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an
59	54		official copy of this resolution to the executive directors of the
60	55		Texas Facilities Commission and the Texas Historical Commission and
61	56		to the director and librarian of the Texas State Library and
62	57		Archives Commission.
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	58	+	Peña
	59	+	Simpson
	60	+	Frullo
	61	+	Guillen
	62	+	Sheffield
	63	+	Thompson of Brazoria
	64	+	VanDeaver
	65	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	66	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	67	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the House on April
	68	+	30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not
	69	+	voting.
	70	+	______________________________
	71	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	72	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 81 was adopted by the Senate on May
	73	+	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	74	+	______________________________
	75	+	Secretary of the Senate
	76	+	APPROVED: __________________
	77	+	Date
	78	+	__________________
	79	+	Governor