87R26789 BHH-D
By: Price H.R. No. 1612
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, March 2 marks the anniversary of that historic day
in 1836 when residents of Texas officially declared their
independence from Mexico, thereby giving birth to the independent
republic that would stand on its own for more than nine years before
becoming the 28th state of the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, The proud Texans who issued the call for
independence were impelled by Mexican dictator Antonio López de
Santa Anna's adoption of a new constitution in 1836, which
eliminated all vestiges of states' rights for Texas and other
Mexican states; members of the Convention of 1836 met at
Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1 of that fateful year and wrote
the Texas Declaration of Independence; as they gathered, the
valiant defenders of the Alamo were facing off against the troops of
Santa Anna, and the Texas revolutionaries had reached a crucial
point in their campaign for greater political freedom; and
WHEREAS, A free and independent Republic of Texas was
officially declared on March 2, 1836; stating the views of the
delegates in no uncertain terms, the Texas Declaration of
Independence listed their grievances against the Mexican
government and announced their bold conclusion: "that the people of
Texas do now constitute a free, Sovereign, and independent
republic, and are fully invested with all the rights and attributes
which properly belong to independent nations"; and
WHEREAS, Winning that independence on the battlefield would
take another six weeks and the lives of many brave Texans, but with
this remarkable proclamation, the 59 signatories of the Texas
Declaration of Independence had enunciated a vision of liberty,
independence, and just government and charted a dramatic new course
for the land they called home; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate Texas Independence Day 2022 and pay
tribute to the immense contributions of those individuals who
helped to found the Republic of Texas.