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1		-	H.C.R. No. 129
	1	+	85R24439 KSM-D
	2	+	By: Bailes, Oliverson, Metcalf, Shine H.C.R. No. 129
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4		-	~~HOUSE~~ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	5	+	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	6		WHEREAS, Presidential libraries serve a vital purpose by
6	7		advancing knowledge of individuals who helped to shape this nation;
7	8		and
8	9		WHEREAS, Combining the functions of archives, museums, and
9	10		academic institutions, presidential libraries house artifacts and
10	11		documents while offering a public place for the study and
11	12		discussion of a president's policies and place in history; Sam
12	13		Houston, the first and third president of the Republic of Texas, is
13	14		an especially apt subject for such a library; and
14	15		WHEREAS, A veteran of the War of 1812, Sam Houston served in
15	16		Tennessee as attorney general of the District of Nashville, as
16	17		major general of the state militia, as United States
17	18		representative, and ultimately, as governor; after settling in
18	19		Texas, he was a signatory to the Texas Declaration of Independence;
19	20		he led the army of Texas as major general and defeated the Mexican
20	21		army in the Battle of San Jacinto; this hero of independence was
21	22		elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas in 1836, and
22	23		he represented San Augustine in the Congress of the Republic of
23	24		Texas before serving a second term as president; from 1846 to 1859,
24	25		he was a United States senator, and he won election as governor of
25	26		Texas in 1859; and
26	27		WHEREAS, The campus of Sam Houston State University in
27	28		Huntsville is already home to the Sam Houston Memorial Museum,
28	29		which has many of the attributes of a successful presidential
29	30		library, including exhibition and conference space, a theater, and
30	31		a collection of some 12,000 Houston artifacts, such as manuscripts,
31	32		books, and furnishings related to his life and times, and two of
32	33		Houston's homes are located on the grounds; the development of a
33	34		presidential library with dedicated research space would attract
34	35		further donations of academic papers and other important materials
35	36		regarding Mr. Houston; and
36	37		WHEREAS, Establishing a presidential library for Sam Houston
37	38		at Sam Houston State University, whose motto is "The Measure of a
38	39		Life Is Its Service," would greatly enhance scholarly knowledge and
39	40		heighten public awareness of his enormous contributions to the
40	41		founding of the Republic of Texas and of the Lone Star State; now,
41	42		therefore, be it
42	43		RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
43	44		hereby express support for the creation of the Sam Houston Republic
44	45		of Texas Presidential Library at Sam Houston State University.
45		-	Bailes
46		-	Oliverson
47		-	Metcalf
48		-	Shine
49		-	Faircloth
50		-	______________________________ ______________________________
51		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
52		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 129 was adopted by the House on May
53		-	19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
54		-	voting.
55		-	______________________________
56		-	Chief Clerk of the House
57		-	I certify that H.C.R. No. 129 was adopted by the Senate on May
58		-	28, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
59		-	______________________________
60		-	Secretary of the Senate
61		-	APPROVED: __________________
62		-	Date
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64		-	Governor