| 2 | 8 | | WHEREAS, March 2, 2025, marks the 189th anniversary of the |
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| 3 | 9 | | adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the day |
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| 4 | 10 | | when proud Texans proclaimed an independent republic that would |
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| 5 | 11 | | stand on its own for nearly a decade before becoming the 28th |
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| 6 | 12 | | state of the union; and |
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| 7 | 13 | | WHEREAS, The delegates of the Convention of 1836 met on |
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| 8 | 14 | | March 1 at Washington-on-the-Brazos in bitterly cold weather to |
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| 9 | 15 | | set about forging a new nation; as they gathered to issue the call |
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| 10 | 16 | | for independence, the defenders of the Alamo were preparing to |
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| 11 | 17 | | face the final assault by the troops of General Antonio López de |
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| 12 | 18 | | Santa Anna, and Texas revolutionaries had reached a critical |
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| 13 | 19 | | point in their campaign for greater political freedom; and |
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| 14 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Adopted on March 2, the Texas Declaration of |
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| 15 | 21 | | Independence listed grievances against the Mexican government |
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| 16 | 22 | | and boldly concluded with the words "that the people of Texas do |
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| 17 | 23 | | now constitute a free, Sovereign, and independent republic, and |
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| 18 | 24 | | are fully invested with all the rights and attributes which |
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| 19 | 25 | | properly belong to independent nations"; and |
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| 20 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Achieving independence on the battlefield took |
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| 21 | 27 | | another six weeks; on April 21, General Sam Houston and 900 |
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| 22 | 28 | | Texian soldiers defeated Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto to |
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| 23 | 29 | | bring Mexican rule to an end and gain sovereignty for Texas; and |
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| 24 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Texas Independence Day marks one of the most |
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| 25 | 31 | | pivotal days in Texas history; celebrated annually across the |
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| 26 | | - | state, this day provides an opportunity for all Texans to |
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| 27 | | - | reflect on the freedoms they enjoy and to honor the courage and |
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| 28 | | - | vision of the men and women who secured independence for the |
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| 29 | | - | people of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | + | state, this day provides an opportunity for all Texans to reflect |
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| 33 | + | on the freedoms they enjoy and to honor the courage and vision of |
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| 34 | + | the men and women who secured independence for the people of |
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| 35 | + | Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | | - | Creighton |
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| 35 | | - | Alvarado Hall Middleton Alvarado Hall Middleton |
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| 36 | | - | Alvarado Hall Middleton |
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| 37 | | - | Bettencourt Hancock Miles Bettencourt Hancock Miles |
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| 38 | | - | Bettencourt Hancock Miles |
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| 39 | | - | Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols |
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| 40 | | - | Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols |
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| 41 | | - | Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker |
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| 42 | | - | Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker |
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| 43 | | - | Campbell Huffman Paxton Campbell Huffman Paxton |
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| 44 | | - | Campbell Huffman Paxton |
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| 45 | | - | Cook Hughes Perry Cook Hughes Perry |
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| 46 | | - | Cook Hughes Perry |
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| 47 | | - | Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner |
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| 48 | | - | Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner |
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| 49 | | - | Flores King Sparks Flores King Sparks |
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| 50 | | - | Flores King Sparks |
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| 51 | | - | Gutierrez Kolkhorst West Gutierrez Kolkhorst West |
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| 52 | | - | Gutierrez Kolkhorst West |
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| 53 | | - | Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini |
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| 54 | | - | Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini |
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| 55 | | - | Patrick, President of the Senate |
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| 56 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 57 | | - | President of the Senate |
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| 58 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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| 59 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 60 | | - | the Senate on March 4, 2025. |
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| 61 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 62 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 63 | | - | ________________________________ |
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| 64 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 68 | | - | Alvarado Hall Middleton |
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| 72 | | - | Bettencourt Hancock Miles |
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| 76 | | - | Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols |
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| 80 | | - | Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker |
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| 84 | | - | Campbell Huffman Paxton |
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| 88 | | - | Cook Hughes Perry |
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| 92 | | - | Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner |
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| 96 | | - | Flores King Sparks |
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| 100 | | - | Gutierrez Kolkhorst West |
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| 104 | | - | Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini |
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