| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 91 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, On November 13, 2021, the San Jacinto Battlefield |
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| 6 | 6 | | was set aglow with thousands of luminaries in remembrance of Texans |
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| 7 | 7 | | who have given their lives in armed conflict, an event that marked |
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| 8 | 8 | | the first ever Texas Memorial Illumination; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Volunteers assembled and placed 21,500 luminaries |
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| 10 | 10 | | on the fields of the historic San Jacinto Battlefield, representing |
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| 11 | 11 | | the number of Texans who have made the ultimate sacrifice from the |
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| 12 | 12 | | days of the Texas Revolution through the recent military operations |
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| 13 | 13 | | in Afghanistan; presented by the San Jacinto Museum, the inaugural |
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| 14 | 14 | | Texas Memorial Illumination was made even more meaningful by its |
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| 15 | 15 | | location at the San Jacinto Battlefield, the site of the decisive |
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| 16 | 16 | | battle for Texas' independence and home to the towering |
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| 17 | 17 | | 567-foot-tall San Jacinto Monument; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The luminaries served as an artful depiction of what |
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| 19 | 19 | | President Abraham Lincoln called "the last full measure of |
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| 20 | 20 | | devotion," reminding attendees of the true price of freedom and the |
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| 21 | 21 | | sacrifices of those who have helped preserve it; inspired by the |
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| 22 | 22 | | annual memorial illumination ceremony that takes place at the |
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| 23 | 23 | | Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, the event represented |
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| 24 | 24 | | the first such ceremony held at a battlefield in the state of Texas; |
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| 25 | 25 | | and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The inaugural Texas Memorial Illumination was a |
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| 27 | 27 | | solemn and moving tribute to those to whom we owe an eternal debt of |
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| 28 | 28 | | gratitude, and it is fitting that all Texans join in recognizing the |
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| 29 | 29 | | lasting legacy of their contributions to our state and nation; now, |
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| 30 | 30 | | therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby recognize the first |
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| 33 | 33 | | Saturday after Veterans Day as Texas Memorial Illumination Day. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Toth |
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| 35 | 35 | | ______________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 37 | 37 | | I certify that H.R. No. 91 was adopted by the House on |
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| 38 | 38 | | December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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