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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 445
1+88R24253 TBO-D
2+ By: Middleton S.R. No. 445
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5+ R E S O L U T I O N
26 WHEREAS, Each year on April 21, people throughout the Lone
37 Star State commemorate San Jacinto Day in honor of the decisive
48 battlefield victory that brought about the independence of the
59 Republic of Texas; and
6- WHEREAS, On that date in the year 1836, the Texan forces
7- led by General Sam Houston faced a crucial moment in their
8- revolutionary struggle against the rule of Mexican dictator
9- Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna; over the course of the previous six
10- weeks, Texan forces had been defeated at both the Alamo and
11- Goliad, and General Houston's army had retreated steadily to the
12- east; meanwhile, the Mexican troops commanded by General Santa
13- Anna were determined to follow up their earlier victories by
14- seizing the seaports along the Texas coast; by mid-April, the two
15- armies were within a few miles of one another in the bayou country
16- near the San Jacinto River; General Houston decided that the time
17- for attack had arrived; and
10+ WHEREAS, On that date in the year 1836, the Texan forces led
11+ by General Sam Houston faced a crucial moment in their
12+ revolutionary struggle against the rule of Mexican dictator Antonio
13+ Lopez de Santa Anna; over the course of the previous six weeks,
14+ Texan forces had been defeated at both the Alamo and Goliad, and
15+ General Houston's army had retreated steadily to the east;
16+ meanwhile, the Mexican troops commanded by General Santa Anna were
17+ determined to follow up their earlier victories by seizing the
18+ seaports along the Texas coast; by mid-April, the two armies were
19+ within a few miles of one another in the bayou country near the San
20+ Jacinto River; General Houston decided that the time for attack had
21+ arrived; and
1822 WHEREAS, Moving into position on the afternoon of April 21,
1923 the Texans formed their battle lines, and with cries of "Remember
20- the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!," they surged toward the
21- Mexican encampment; when the guns went quiet less than 20 minutes
22- later, the Mexican army had been routed, with more than 600 of its
23- troops killed and more than 700 taken prisoner; only nine Texans
24- were killed or mortally wounded in the fighting; and
25- WHEREAS, The following day, General Santa Anna was
26- captured and, after meeting with General Houston, agreed to order
27- all Mexican troops to leave Texas; later, he agreed to the
28- Treaties of Velasco, which recognized the independence of Texas;
29- with these steps, Mexican rule in Texas effectively came to an
30- end, and the Republic of Texas was established; and
31- WHEREAS, Individuals from a range of backgrounds
32- contributed to this epic battlefield victory; among them were a
33- company of Tejano troops who served bravely under the command of
34- the prominent revolutionary leader Juan Nepomuceno Seguin and
35- are representative of the many Hispanics who took up arms in the
36- independence movement; another Latino member of the Texan army
37- was Lorenzo de Zavala Jr., the son of the republic's vice
38- president; as an aide to Sam Houston, he acted as a translator in
39- the general's negotiations with Santa Anna; and
40- WHEREAS, Soldiers young and old were part of the fight for
41- the Texans; there were teenagers such as 15-year-old William P.
42- Zuber, 16-year-olds Thomas O'Conner and Cornelius DeVore, and
24+ the Alamo!" and "Remember Goliad!," they surged toward the Mexican
25+ encampment; when the guns went quiet less than 20 minutes later, the
26+ Mexican army had been routed, with more than 600 of its troops
27+ killed and more than 700 taken prisoner; only nine Texans were
28+ killed or mortally wounded in the fighting; and
29+ WHEREAS, The following day, General Santa Anna was captured
30+ and, after meeting with General Houston, agreed to order all
31+ Mexican troops to leave Texas; later, he agreed to the Treaties of
32+ Velasco, which recognized the independence of Texas; with these
33+ steps, Mexican rule in Texas effectively came to an end, and the
34+ Republic of Texas was established; and
35+ WHEREAS, Individuals from a range of backgrounds contributed
36+ to this epic battlefield victory; among them were a company of
37+ Tejano troops who served bravely under the command of the prominent
38+ revolutionary leader Juan Nepomuceno Seguin and are representative
39+ of the many Hispanics who took up arms in the independence movement;
40+ another Latino member of the Texan army was Lorenzo de Zavala Jr.,
41+ the son of the republic's vice president; as an aide to Sam Houston,
42+ he acted as a translator in the general's negotiations with Santa
43+ Anna; and
44+ WHEREAS, Soldiers young and old were part of the fight for the
45+ Texans; there were teenagers such as 15-year-old William P. Zuber,
46+ 16-year-olds Thomas O'Conner and Cornelius DeVore, and
4347 19-year-olds Alfonso Steele and Elijah Votaw; on the other end of
4448 the spectrum were James Curtis Sr., and John S. Menifee, both 57
45- years old, and Asa Mitchell, the oldest person in the battle at
46- age 60; in addition, General Houston's forces contained troops
47- who had earlier taken part in the fighting at Goliad as well as
48- individuals who had been present at the Alamo but had been
49- ordered to leave the fort before its fall to carry out various
50- missions; after surviving those engagements, they were able to
51- assist in vanquishing the enemy force that had killed so many of
52- their fellow Texans; and
49+ years old, and Asa Mitchell, the oldest person in the battle at age
50+ 60; in addition, General Houston's forces contained troops who had
51+ earlier taken part in the fighting at Goliad as well as individuals
52+ who had been present at the Alamo but had been ordered to leave the
53+ fort before its fall to carry out various missions; after surviving
54+ those engagements, they were able to assist in vanquishing the
55+ enemy force that had killed so many of their fellow Texans; and
5356 WHEREAS, Demonstrating the courage and determination that
5457 are so much a part of the Texas character, the valiant members of
55- Sam Houston's army charged across a grassy battlefield in April
56- of 1836, intent on securing liberty and avenging their fallen
58+ Sam Houston's army charged across a grassy battlefield in April of
59+ 1836, intent on securing liberty and avenging their fallen
5760 comrades; their steps set in motion a series of events that have
5861 made the State of Texas into the prosperous land that we enjoy
5962 today, and the momentous events of that day indeed deserve to be
6063 remembered and celebrated; now, therefore, be it
61- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
62- Legislature, hereby commemorate San Jacinto Day in the year 2023.
63- Middleton
64- Alvarado Hancock Nichols Alvarado Hancock Nichols
65-Alvarado Hancock Nichols
66- Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker
67-Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker
68- Birdwell Huffman Paxton Birdwell Huffman Paxton
69-Birdwell Huffman Paxton
70- Blanco Hughes Perry Blanco Hughes Perry
71-Blanco Hughes Perry
72- Campbell Johnson Schwertner Campbell Johnson Schwertner
73-Campbell Johnson Schwertner
74- Creighton King Sparks Creighton King Sparks
75-Creighton King Sparks
76- Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer
77-Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer
78- Flores LaMantia West Flores LaMantia West
79-Flores LaMantia West
80- Gutierrez Menéndez Whitmire Gutierrez Menéndez Whitmire
81-Gutierrez Menéndez Whitmire
82- Hall Miles Zaffirini Hall Miles Zaffirini
83-Hall Miles Zaffirini
84- Patrick, President of the Senate
85- ________________________________
86- President of the Senate
87- I hereby certify that the
88- above Resolution was adopted by
89- the Senate on April 20, 2023.
90- ________________________________
91- Secretary of the Senate
92- ________________________________
93- Member, Texas Senate
94-
95-Alvarado Hancock Nichols
96-
97-Bettencourt Hinojosa Parker
98-
99-Birdwell Huffman Paxton
100-
101-Blanco Hughes Perry
102-
103-Campbell Johnson Schwertner
104-
105-Creighton King Sparks
106-
107-Eckhardt Kolkhorst Springer
108-
109-Flores LaMantia West
110-
111-Gutierrez Menéndez Whitmire
112-
113-Hall Miles Zaffirini
64+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature
65+ hereby commemorate San Jacinto Day in the year 2023.