Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 220
2	2	WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize February
3	3	24, 2015, as Viva San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and welcome
4	4	the visiting delegation from the Alamo City; and
5	5	WHEREAS, The history of San Antonio can be traced back to
6	6	1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came
7	7	upon a river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony,
8	8	whose feast day was being celebrated; and
9	9	WHEREAS, The city was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio
10	10	Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which
11	11	would become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo,
12	12	the site where 189 brave individuals held the mission for 13 days
13	13	against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; and
14	14	WHEREAS, The cry "Remember the Alamo" became the rallying
15	15	point of the Texas Revolution; today, the Alamo is a shrine and
16	16	museum and is widely recognized as the cradle of Texas liberty; and
17	17	WHEREAS, San Antonio became formally incorporated in 1837,
18	18	when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter;
19	19	the city has since retained its sense of history and tradition
20	20	while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it has served
21	21	and continues to serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where
22	22	the rich sounds and cultural influences of Native Americans, Old
23	23	Mexico, Germans, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep
24	24	South mingle and merge; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in the
26	26	discovery of San Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights
27	27	include La Villita, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio Missions
28	28	Trail, and the famed Paseo del Rio, better known as "The
29	29	Riverwalk"; among the other attractions that make San Antonio one
30	30	of the top tourist destinations in the country are SeaWorld San
31	31	Antonio and the Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park as well as the
32	32	PGA Tour Valero Texas Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the five-time
33	33	world champion San Antonio Spurs; and
34	34	WHEREAS, In April 2015, the city will once again celebrate
35	35	Fiesta San Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state; first
36	36	held 124 years ago, the event was founded by a group of ladies who
37	37	decorated horse-drawn carriages for a parade in front of the
38	38	Alamo and battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to
39	39	honor the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto; and
40	40	WHEREAS, San Antonio is truly one of the treasures of the
41	41	Lone Star State, and Viva San Antonio Day provides a welcome
42	42	opportunity to honor the city and its many fine residents; now,
43	43	therefore, be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
45	45	Legislature, hereby recognize February 24, 2015, as Viva San Antonio
46	46	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
47	47	delegation best wishes for an enjoyable visit.
48	48	Uresti, Campbell,
49	49	Van de Putte
50	50	________________________________
51	51	President of the Senate
52	52	I hereby certify that the
53	53	above Resolution was adopted by
54	54	the Senate on February 24, 2015.
55	55	________________________________
56	56	Secretary of the Senate
57	57	________________________________
58	58	Member, Texas Senate
59	59	________________________________
60	60	Member, Texas Senate
61	61	________________________________
62	62	Member, Texas Senate