| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 339 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | join Texans across the state in celebrating the 181st anniversary |
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| 4 | 4 | | of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on |
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| 5 | 5 | | March 2, 2017; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, After several years of rising tensions between |
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| 7 | 7 | | the people of Texas and the government of Mexico, a convention of |
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| 8 | 8 | | delegates from communities across Texas was called to gather in |
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| 9 | 9 | | the town of Washington on March 1, 1836; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, On the first day of the convention, George |
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| 11 | 11 | | C. Childress introduced a resolution calling for the drafting of |
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| 12 | 12 | | a declaration of independence from Mexico; the measure was |
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| 13 | 13 | | approved, and Mr. Childress was named chair of the drafting |
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| 14 | 14 | | committee; the next day, the committee produced a document |
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| 15 | 15 | | patterned on the United States Declaration of Independence, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | it was unanimously adopted less than one hour after its initial |
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| 17 | 17 | | reading; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The convention went on to name Sam Houston as |
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| 19 | 19 | | commanding general of the Texas army, adopt a constitution for |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Republic of Texas, and elect an interim government; chosen to |
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| 21 | 21 | | serve in the new government were David G. Burnet, president, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Lorenzo de Zavala, vice president, Samuel P. Carson, secretary of |
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| 23 | 23 | | state, Thomas J. Rusk, secretary of war, Robert Potter, secretary |
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| 24 | 24 | | of the navy, Bailey Hardeman, secretary of the treasury, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | David Thomas, attorney general; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, On March 15, news reached the convention of the |
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| 27 | 27 | | falloftheAlamo,andtwodayslater, reportsthattheMexican |
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| 28 | 28 | | army was within 60 miles of Washington caused the convention to |
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| 29 | 29 | | adjourn; this setback was reversed less than a month later when |
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| 30 | 30 | | the Mexican army was routed at the Battle of San Jacinto and Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | independence became a reality; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Texas remained an independent republic until |
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| 33 | 33 | | December 29, 1845, when it entered the United States as the 28th |
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| 34 | 34 | | state; its time as an independent nation constitutes a remarkable |
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| 35 | 35 | | period in the state's history and continues to engender a sense |
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| 36 | 36 | | of pride and identity among its citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby commemorate the 181st anniversary of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence and extend to |
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| 40 | 40 | | Texans everywhere best wishes for a memorable Texas Independence |
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| 41 | 41 | | Day; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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| 43 | 43 | | honor of this special occasion. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Creighton |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on March 1, 2017. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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