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1		-	H.R. No. 353
	1	+	By: Middleton H.R. No. 353
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4	4		R E S O L U T I O N
5	5		WHEREAS, Anahuac was the scene of a number of pivotal
6	6		incidents that helped ignite the Texas Revolution in the 1830s, and
7	7		the town is indeed deserving of recognition for its seminal role in
8	8		the creation of the Lone Star State; and
9	9		WHEREAS, Those momentous events were set in motion by the
10	10		passage of the Law of 1830, under which Mexico established a series
11	11		of new outposts in Texas to enforce Mexican law, collect taxes, and
12	12		stem the influx of U.S. citizens into the region; that year,
13	13		Lieutenant Colonel Juan Davis Bradburn and a company of Mexican
14	14		soldiers under his command arrived at Perry's Point, where the
15	15		Trinity River enters Galveston Bay, and established a fort that
16	16		they named Anahuac; Colonel Bradburn soon incited the discontent of
17	17		local settlers with his heavy-handed style of governance, his
18	18		refusal to issue land titles, his unfair taxing practices, and the
19	19		alleged criminal activity of some of his soldiers; and
20	20		WHEREAS, In May and June of 1832, two law partners in Anahuac,
21	21		Patrick Jack and William B. Travis, took a stand against Colonel
22	22		Bradburn's policies, and after the two men were arrested and
23	23		incarcerated at the fort, a force of outraged Texans advanced to
24	24		nearby Turtle Bayou, intent on freeing the two men; several armed
25	25		skirmishes between the Mexican troops and the Texans led to the
26	26		Battle of Velasco, in which the Mexican force surrendered;
27	27		meanwhile, the insurgents drafted the "Turtle Bayou Resolutions" to
28	28		explain their opposition to the Mexican government; ultimately, the
29	29		insurrection freed Jack and Travis and forced the Mexicans to
30	30		abandon their outpost at Anahuac, and the incident helped set the
31	31		stage for the Battle of Nacogdoches a short time later; and
32	32		WHEREAS, In 1835, Captain Antonio Tenorio of the Mexican army
33	33		attempted to reestablish the fort and customhouse at Anahuac but
34	34		was driven off by a force of 25 Texans led by William Travis; as a
35	35		result of the Texan victories at Anahuac, Velsaco, and Nacogdoches,
36	36		the eastern half of Texas was free of Mexican control on the eve of
37	37		the Texas Revolution, which was an important factor in the decisive
38	38		defeat of the Mexican army under General Santa Anna at the Battle of
39	39		San Jacinto in 1836; and
40	40		WHEREAS, In the opinion of many historians, including Carroll
41	41		A. Lewis, Anahuac was the site of a number of important firsts as
42	42		Texas sought its independence; these included the first opposition
43	43		to Mexican martial law, the first written declaration challenging
44	44		the authority of the central Mexican government, the first armed
45	45		rebellion against Mexican forces, and the first battle casualties
46	46		on both sides of the conflict; as a result, Anahuac has earned the
47	47		fitting nickname of "First Stand of the Texas Revolution"; now,
48	48		therefore, be it
49	49		RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
50	50		Legislature hereby honor Anahuac's crucial role in the struggle for
51	51		Texas independence; and, be it further
52	52		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
53	53		prepared for Chambers County and the City of Anahuac as an
54	54		expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
55		-	Middleton
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57		-	Speaker of the House
58		-	I certify that H.R. No. 353 was adopted by the House on March
59		-	13, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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61		-	Chief Clerk of the House