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Texas Senate Bill SR123

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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 123
2- WHEREAS, The outstanding endeavors of the Consulate
3- General of France in Houston serve to strengthen the meaningful
4- connections with Texas that have spanned many centuries; and
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2+ By: Huffman S.R. No. 123
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
8+ WHEREAS, The outstanding endeavors of the Consulate General
9+ of France in Houston serve to strengthen the meaningful connections
10+ with Texas that have spanned many centuries; and
511 WHEREAS, In 1685, famed French explorer René-Robert
612 Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, landed at present-day Matagorda Bay
713 and built the Fort St. Louis stockade; the settlement was
814 short-lived, but in 1818, a friend of Napoleon Bonaparte, General
9- Charles Francois Antoine Lallemand, brought a band of army
10- veterans to establish Champ d'Asile on thinly populated Spanish
11- territory near modern Liberty; Spain did not take kindly to the
12- incursion, but the brief French presence helped to define the
13- Sabine River as the border between Louisiana and Texas; and
15+ Charles Francois Antoine Lallemand, brought a band of army veterans
16+ to establish Champ d'Asile on thinly populated Spanish territory
17+ near modern Liberty; Spain did not take kindly to the incursion, but
18+ the brief French presence helped to define the Sabine River as the
19+ border between Louisiana and Texas; and
1420 WHEREAS, France was the second country to recognize the
1521 Republic of Texas as a sovereign nation, and the two countries
1622 signed a commercial treaty in 1839 and opened their respective
1723 legations in Austin and Paris; in the following decade, more than
18- 2,000 French Alsatians flocked to Castroville under the
19- leadership of banker Henri Castro, and across the state, French
20- Catholic missionaries developed schools and hospitals; and
24+ 2,000 French Alsatians flocked to Castroville under the leadership
25+ of banker Henri Castro, and across the state, French Catholic
26+ missionaries developed schools and hospitals; and
2127 WHEREAS, Favorable relations continued after Texas entered
2228 the Union and have flourished through the years; our economies
2329 benefit by the dynamism of imports and exports, totaling $15.6
2430 billion in 2022, making France our state's 14th-largest trade
25- partner; in the last decade, French companies reported more than
26- 80 investment projects in Texas; and
31+ partner; in the last decade, French companies reported more than 80
32+ investment projects in Texas; and
2733 WHEREAS, Led since 2021 by Consul General Valérie Baraban,
2834 the Consulate General of France in Houston provides services to
2935 French citizens living in the Lone Star State; it also promotes
3036 French business, science, and technology and fosters language
31- learning and cultural appreciation through its Villa Albertine
32- in Texas program; in 2024, it partnered in the creation of the
37+ learning and cultural appreciation through its Villa Albertine in
38+ Texas program; in 2024, it partnered in the creation of the
3339 French-American Cultural Foundation; and
3440 WHEREAS, The friendship between France and Texas has long
3541 been a driver of prosperity and a source of vibrant cultural
3642 enrichment, and the efforts of the Consulate General of France in
3743 Houston continue to invigorate this multifaceted and mutually
3844 valuable exchange; now, therefore, be it
39- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
40- Legislature, hereby honor the Consulate General of France in
41- Houston for its contributions and recognize the enduring bonds
42- between France and Texas; and, be it further
45+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
46+ hereby honor the Consulate General of France in Houston for its
47+ contributions and recognize the enduring bonds between France and
48+ Texas; and, be it further
4349 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
44- prepared for the consulate as an expression of high regard from
45- the Texas Senate.
46- Huffman
47- ________________________________
48- President of the Senate
49- I hereby certify that the
50- above Resolution was adopted by
51- the Senate on February 26, 2025.
52- ________________________________
53- Secretary of the Senate
54- ________________________________
55- Member, Texas Senate
50+ prepared for the consulate as an expression of high regard by the
51+ Texas Senate.