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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 332
1+89R20945 AMB-D
2+ By: Menéndez, et al. S.R. No. 332
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5+ R E S O L U T I O N
26 WHEREAS, VIVA San Antonio Day is taking place at the State
37 Capitol on March 26, 2025, and this occasion provides a welcome
48 opportunity to honor San Antonio residents for the important
59 contributions they are making to the Lone Star State; and
610 WHEREAS, The history of San Antonio can be traced back to
7- 1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came
8- upon a river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony,
9- whose feast day was being celebrated; and
11+ 1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon a
12+ river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony, whose
13+ feast day was being celebrated; and
1014 WHEREAS, The city was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio
11- Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which
12- would become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo,
13- the site where 189 brave defenders held the mission for 13 days
14- against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; the cry "Remember
15- the Alamo" became the rallying point of the Texas Revolution;
16- today, the Alamo is a shrine and museum and is widely recognized
17- as the cradle of Texas liberty; and
18- WHEREAS, San Antonio was formally incorporated in 1837,
19- when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter;
20- the community retains its sense of history and tradition while
21- carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it continues to
22- serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the rich
23- cultural influences of Native Americans, Old Mexico, German
24- immigrants, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep South
25- mingle and merge; and
26- WHEREAS, Known as Military City USA, San Antonio has a
27- proud military heritage, and great figures like Pershing,
28- Stilwell, Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at
29- San Antonio military installations; today, the armed forces
30- facilities in the city include Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam
31- Houston, the headquarters for the U.S. Army North and U.S. Army
32- South, and JBSA-Randolph, the home of the Air Education and
33- Training Command, the Air Force Recruiting Service, and the Air
34- Force Personnel Center; in addition, the city is the site of
35- JBSA-Lackland, the headquarters of the Air Force Installation
36- and Mission Support Center and home to the largest training wing
37- in the United States Air Force, which instructs all incoming
38- airmen in basic military training, along with vital National
39- Guard and Air Force Reserve missions; and
15+ Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which would
16+ become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo, the
17+ site where 189 brave defenders held the mission for 13 days against
18+ an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; the cry "Remember the Alamo"
19+ became the rallying point of the Texas Revolution; today, the Alamo
20+ is a shrine and museum and is widely recognized as the cradle of
21+ Texas liberty; and
22+ WHEREAS, San Antonio was formally incorporated in 1837, when
23+ the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter; the
24+ community retains its sense of history and tradition while
25+ carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it continues to serve
26+ as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the rich cultural
27+ influences of Native Americans, Old Mexico, German immigrants, the
28+ Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep South mingle and merge;
29+ and
30+ WHEREAS, Known as Military City USA, San Antonio has a proud
31+ military heritage, and great figures like Pershing, Stilwell,
32+ Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at San Antonio
33+ military installations; today, the armed forces facilities in the
34+ city include Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, the
35+ headquarters for the U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South, and
36+ JBSA-Randolph, the home of the Air Education and Training Command,
37+ the Air Force Recruiting Service, and the Air Force Personnel
38+ Center; in addition, the city is the site of JBSA-Lackland, the
39+ headquarters of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support
40+ Center and home to the largest training wing in the United States
41+ Air Force, which instructs all incoming airmen in basic military
42+ training, along with vital National Guard and Air Force Reserve
43+ missions; and
4044 WHEREAS, The San Antonio Market is home to several
41- distinguished medical institutions, including Brooke Army
42- Medical Center, which houses the only Level I Trauma Center in
43- the Military Health System and the Center for the Intrepid, a
44- world-renowned rehabilitation facility; and
45+ distinguished medical institutions, including Brooke Army Medical
46+ Center, which houses the only Level I Trauma Center in the Military
47+ Health System and the Center for the Intrepid, a world-renowned
48+ rehabilitation facility; and
4549 WHEREAS, Recent years have brought remarkable economic
4650 development to San Antonio as its skilled workforce, excellent
4751 institutions of public and higher education, and high quality of
48- life have attracted important corporate businesses and
49- industries to the city; and
52+ life have attracted important corporate businesses and industries
53+ to the city; and
5054 WHEREAS, The city's chambers of commerce serve as leading
51- advocates for the business community and are dedicated to
52- building and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous
53- economy, particularly in the major local industries of health
54- care, manufacturing, aerospace, and information technology; and
55- WHEREAS, San Antonio has one of the largest concentrations
56- of cybersecurity professionals in the United States, with a
57- diverse workforce and globally competitive cybersecurity
58- ecosystem that is strategically organized through CyberSecurity
59- San Antonio; and
55+ advocates for the business community and are dedicated to building
56+ and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous economy,
57+ particularly in the major local industries of health care,
58+ manufacturing, aerospace, and information technology; and
59+ WHEREAS, San Antonio has one of the largest concentrations of
60+ cybersecurity professionals in the United States, with a diverse
61+ workforce and globally competitive cybersecurity ecosystem that is
62+ strategically organized through CyberSecurity San Antonio; and
6063 WHEREAS, Many people delight in visiting San Antonio each
6164 year; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La Villita,
6265 San Fernando Cathedral, the San Antonio Mission Trails, and the
6366 famed Paseo del Rio, also known as the River Walk; among the other
6467 attractions that make San Antonio one of the top tourist
6568 destinations in the country are SeaWorld San Antonio and the Six
66- Flags Fiesta Texas theme park, as well as the PGA Tour Valero
67- Texas Open, the Valero Alamo Bowl, and the five-time world
68- champion San Antonio Spurs; and
69+ Flags Fiesta Texas theme park, as well as the PGA Tour Valero Texas
70+ Open, the Valero Alamo Bowl, and the five-time world champion
71+ San Antonio Spurs; and
6972 WHEREAS, A highlight of the city's robust event calendar is
70- the annual Fiesta San Antonio; first held more than 130 years
71- ago, the event was founded by a group of women who decorated
72- horse-drawn carriages for a parade in front of the Alamo and
73- battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to honor the
74- heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto; and
75- WHEREAS, A city of great historical, cultural, and
76- economic importance, San Antonio is one of the treasures of the
77- Lone Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in
78- the place they call home; now, therefore, be it
79- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
80- Legislature, hereby recognize March 26, 2025, as VIVA San Antonio
81- Day at the State Capitol and extend to the city's residents
82- sincere best wishes for the future.
83- Menéndez, Campbell
84- Gutierrez, Zaffirini
85- ________________________________
86- President of the Senate
87- I hereby certify that the
88- above Resolution was adopted by
89- the Senate on March 26, 2025.
90- ________________________________
91- Secretary of the Senate
92- ________________________________
93- Member, Texas Senate
73+ the annual Fiesta San Antonio; first held more than 130 years ago,
74+ the event was founded by a group of women who decorated horse-drawn
75+ carriages for a parade in front of the Alamo and battled with flower
76+ blossoms instead of bullets to honor the heroes of the Alamo and the
77+ Battle of San Jacinto; and
78+ WHEREAS, A city of great historical, cultural, and economic
79+ importance, San Antonio is one of the treasures of the Lone Star
80+ State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in the place
81+ they call home; now, therefore, be it
82+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
83+ hereby recognize March 26, 2025, as VIVA San Antonio Day at the
84+ State Capitol and extend to the city's residents sincere best
85+ wishes for the future.