84R1470 RA-D
By: Price H.R. No. 44
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, which met at
Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1 of that fateful year; as they
gathered, the valiant defenders of the Alamo were facing off
against the troops of Mexican ruler Antonio López 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 delegates 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 with
this remarkable proclamation, the 59 signatories of the Texas
Declaration of Independence had enunciated a vision of liberty,
independence, and just government and charted a dramatic new course
for the land they called home; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate Texas Independence Day 2016 and pay
tribute to the immense contributions of those individuals who
helped to found the Republic of Texas.