H.R. No. 129
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, January 27, 2019, marks the 74th anniversary of the
liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp,
a place that has come to symbolize for people around the world the
evils of the German Nazi regime and its reign of violence and terror
across Europe; and
WHEREAS, After the onset of World War II, German chancellor
Adolf Hitler put into action the "Final Solution," a plan that
escalated his state-enforced policy of oppression of Jewish
citizens and other targeted groups into a campaign of mass murder;
Auschwitz-Birkenau, which opened in the spring of 1940, was the
largest of the Nazi concentration and death camps, consisting of
several facilities and subcamps where a total of at least 1.1
million people ultimately lost their lives; and
WHEREAS, By mid-1942, the majority of those being imprisoned
at Auschwitz-Birkenau were Jews; detainees who were considered
unfit for work, including pregnant women, young children, the
elderly, and the infirm, were executed upon arrival, while others
went on to die from overwork, disease, poor nutrition, or arbitrary
acts of violence carried out by the guards; some prisoners were
subjected to inhumane and often fatal experiments conducted by
Josef Mengele and other Nazi researchers; and
WHEREAS, In 1944, with Allied forces closing in,
Auschwitz-Birkenau commandants began destroying evidence of the
atrocities that had taken place at the camp; the Germans ordered an
evacuation of the compound in January 1945, forcing tens of
thousands of prisoners to embark on death marches that would claim
many lives through exposure, starvation, or exhaustion; the Soviet
Army arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau as liberators on January 27 and
found more than 7,500 sick or emaciated detainees who had been left
behind, along with the remains and belongings of other victims of
the camp's brutality; the vast majority of the deceased were Jews,
and an additional 70,000 to 80,000 Poles and 19,000 to 20,000 Roma
were also counted in estimates of the dead; and
WHEREAS, Today, the anniversary of the liberation of
Auschwitz-Birkenau is observed as International Holocaust
Remembrance Day, an annual day for the world to memorialize the six
million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the millions of other
victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs aimed at
preventing genocide; only through a true understanding of this
horrific chapter of history can we recognize and confront the
forces of hatred and intolerance, wherever they may manifest, and
work together toward a more hopeful future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 74th anniversary of the
liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp
and the observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on
January 27, 2019.
King of Parker
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Allen Guillen Ortega Allen Guillen Ortega
Allen Guillen Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Anchia Harless Paddie Anchia Harless Paddie
Anchia Harless Paddie
Anderson Harris Parker Anderson Harris Parker
Anderson Harris Parker
Ashby Hefner Patterson Ashby Hefner Patterson
Ashby Hefner Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Paul Bailes Hernandez Paul
Bailes Hernandez Paul
Beckley Herrero Perez Beckley Herrero Perez
Beckley Herrero Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bernal Howard Ramos Bernal Howard Ramos
Bernal Howard Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Raney Biedermann Huberty Raney
Biedermann Huberty Raney
Blanco Hunter Raymond Blanco Hunter Raymond
Blanco Hunter Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Cain Klick Sheffield Cain Klick Sheffield
Cain Klick Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Shine Canales Kuempel Shine
Canales Kuempel Shine
Capriglione Lambert Smith Capriglione Lambert Smith
Capriglione Lambert Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smithee Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Cole Lang Springer Cole Lang Springer
Cole Lang Springer
Coleman Larson Stephenson Coleman Larson Stephenson
Coleman Larson Stephenson
Collier Leach Stickland Collier Leach Stickland
Collier Leach Stickland
Cortez Leman Stucky Cortez Leman Stucky
Cortez Leman Stucky
Craddick Longoria Swanson Craddick Longoria Swanson
Craddick Longoria Swanson
Cyrier Lozano Talarico Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Darby Lucio III Thierry Darby Lucio III Thierry
Darby Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Meyer Toth Deshotel Meyer Toth
Deshotel Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miller VanDeaver Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Flynn Minjarez Vo Flynn Minjarez Vo
Flynn Minjarez Vo
Frank Moody Walle Frank Moody Walle
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White Frullo Morrison White
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wilson Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wray Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wray
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wray
Goldman Murr Wu Goldman Murr Wu
Goldman Murr Wu
González of Dallas Neave Zedler González of Dallas Neave Zedler
González of Dallas Neave Zedler
González of El Paso Nevárez Zerwas González of El Paso Nevárez Zerwas
González of El Paso Nevárez Zerwas
Goodwin Noble Zwiener Goodwin Noble Zwiener
Goodwin Noble Zwiener
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 129 was adopted by the House on January
28, 2019, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
Allen Guillen Ortega
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
Anchia Harless Paddie
Anderson Harris Parker
Ashby Hefner Patterson
Bailes Hernandez Paul
Beckley Herrero Perez
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
Bernal Howard Ramos
Biedermann Huberty Raney
Blanco Hunter Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
Cain Klick Sheffield
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
Canales Kuempel Shine
Capriglione Lambert Smith
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
Cole Lang Springer
Coleman Larson Stephenson
Collier Leach Stickland
Cortez Leman Stucky
Craddick Longoria Swanson
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
Darby Lucio III Thierry
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
Deshotel Meyer Toth
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
Flynn Minjarez Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wray
Goldman Murr Wu
González of Dallas Neave Zedler
González of El Paso Nevárez Zerwas
Goodwin Noble Zwiener