| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2313 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, March 2 marks the anniversary of that historic day |
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| 6 | 6 | | in 1836 when residents of Texas officially declared their |
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| 7 | 7 | | independence from Mexico, thereby giving birth to the independent |
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| 8 | 8 | | republic that would stand on its own for more than nine years before |
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| 9 | 9 | | becoming the 28th state of the United States of America; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The proud Texans who issued the call for |
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| 11 | 11 | | independence were impelled by Mexican dictator Antonio López de |
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| 12 | 12 | | Santa Anna's adoption of a new constitution in 1836, which |
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| 13 | 13 | | eliminated all vestiges of states' rights for Texas and other |
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| 14 | 14 | | Mexican states; members of the Convention of 1836 met at |
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| 15 | 15 | | Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1 of that fateful year and wrote |
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| 16 | 16 | | the Texas Declaration of Independence; as they gathered, the |
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| 17 | 17 | | valiant defenders of the Alamo faced off against the troops of Santa |
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| 18 | 18 | | Anna, thereby reaching a crucial point in their campaign for |
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| 19 | 19 | | greater political freedom; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A free and independent Republic of Texas was |
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| 21 | 21 | | officially declared on March 2, 1836; stating the views of the |
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| 22 | 22 | | delegates in no uncertain terms, the Texas Declaration of |
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| 23 | 23 | | Independence listed their grievances against the Mexican |
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| 24 | 24 | | government and announced their bold conclusion: "that the people of |
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| 25 | 25 | | Texas do now constitute a free, Sovereign, and independent |
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| 26 | 26 | | republic, and are fully invested with all the rights and attributes |
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| 27 | 27 | | which properly belong to independent nations"; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, The 59 signatories of the Texas Declaration of |
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| 29 | 29 | | Independence enunciated a vision of liberty, independence, and just |
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| 30 | 30 | | government, further spurring their fellow Texans to press forward |
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| 31 | 31 | | for the next six weeks on the battlefield; the victory over Santa |
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| 32 | 32 | | Anna at San Jacinto on April 21 solidified Texas' de facto |
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| 33 | 33 | | independence, and Texans began a dramatic new course of life in the |
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| 34 | 34 | | land they called home; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commemorate Texas Independence Day 2024 and pay |
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| 37 | 37 | | tribute to the immense contributions of those individuals who |
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| 38 | 38 | | helped to found the Republic of Texas. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Price |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2313 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 43 | 43 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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