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Texas Senate Bill SR520

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1-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 520
1+89R27898 BPG-D
2+ By: Hall S.R. No. 520
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7+ R E S O L U T I O N
28 WHEREAS, Rosser Coke Newton Sr. of Dallas has published an
39 important biography of our state's 15th governor, Richard Coke:
410 Texan; and
5- WHEREAS, An indirect descendant of Governor Coke, Mr.
6- Newton recognized that the politician's life and the
7- post-Reconstruction era had been largely unexplored; Governor
8- Coke led the state in its recovery from the upheaval of the Civil
9- War, quelled lawlessness at the border, and oversaw the drafting
10- and ratification of the Texas Constitution, which endures as the
11- state's governing document; elected in 1874, he was a fierce
12- proponent of states' rights and a critic of federal intervention,
13- and he went on to serve as a U.S. senator; and
11+ WHEREAS, An indirect descendant of Governor Coke, Mr. Newton
12+ recognized that the politician's life and the post-Reconstruction
13+ era had been largely unexplored; Governor Coke led the state in its
14+ recovery from the upheaval of the Civil War, quelled lawlessness at
15+ the border, and oversaw the drafting and ratification of the Texas
16+ Constitution, which endures as the state's governing document;
17+ elected in 1874, he was a fierce proponent of states' rights and a
18+ critic of federal intervention, and he went on to serve as a U.S.
19+ senator; and
1420 WHEREAS, Mr. Newton conducted extensive research in a wide
15- range of sources, including first-person accounts,
16- correspondence, family records, and documentation of debates
17- during constitutional conventions, the Secession Convention, and
18- legislative sessions; his book was published in November 2024 by
19- Stoney Creek Publishing Group, part of the Texas Book Consortium,
20- which is affiliated with Texas A&M University Press; and
21+ range of sources, including first-person accounts, correspondence,
22+ family records, and documentation of debates during constitutional
23+ conventions, the Secession Convention, and legislative sessions;
24+ his book was published in November 2024 by Stoney Creek Publishing
25+ Group, part of the Texas Book Consortium, which is affiliated with
26+ Texas A&M University Press; and
2127 WHEREAS, By profession a prominent businessman, Mr. Newton
2228 collects Texas memorabilia and serves as a trustee for the Dallas
2329 Historical Society; he is a cofounder and co-chair of the Alamo
24- Letter Society, which places bronze plaques engraved with
25- William B. Travis's historic "Victory or Death" missive in county
30+ Letter Society, which places bronze plaques engraved with William
31+ B. Travis's historic "Victory or Death" missive in county
2632 courthouses around the state; and
2733 WHEREAS, Rosser Newton has demonstrated an admirable
2834 commitment to expanding knowledge of our state's fascinating
2935 history, and his work is sure to be appreciated by future
3036 generations; now, therefore, be it
31- RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
32- Legislature, hereby honor Rosser Coke Newton Sr. for his
33- biography of former Texas governor Richard Coke and extend to him
34- sincere best wishes for continued success in his scholarly
35- endeavors; and, be it further
37+ RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
38+ hereby honor Rosser Coke Newton Sr. for his biography of former
39+ Texas governor Richard Coke and extend to him sincere best wishes
40+ for continued success in his scholarly endeavors; and, be it
41+ further
3642 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
37- prepared for Mr. Newton as an expression of high regard from the
38- Texas Senate.
39- Hall
40- Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
41-Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
42- Bettencourt Hancock Miles Bettencourt Hancock Miles
43-Bettencourt Hancock Miles
44- Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
45-Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
46- Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
47-Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
48- Campbell Huffman Paxton Campbell Huffman Paxton
49-Campbell Huffman Paxton
50- Cook Hughes Perry Cook Hughes Perry
51-Cook Hughes Perry
52- Creighton King Schwertner Creighton King Schwertner
53-Creighton King Schwertner
54- Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
55-Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
56- Flores Menéndez West Flores Menéndez West
57-Flores Menéndez West
58- Gutierrez Zaffirini Gutierrez Zaffirini
59-Gutierrez Zaffirini
60- Patrick, President of the Senate
61- ________________________________
62- President of the Senate
63- I hereby certify that the
64- above Resolution was adopted by
65- the Senate on May 14, 2025.
66- ________________________________
67- Secretary of the Senate
68- ________________________________
69- Member, Texas Senate
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73-Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
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77-Bettencourt Hancock Miles
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81-Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols
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85-Blanco Hinojosa of Nueces Parker
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89-Campbell Huffman Paxton
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93-Cook Hughes Perry
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101-Eckhardt Kolkhorst Sparks
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105-Flores Menéndez West
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43+ prepared for Mr. Newton as an expression of high regard by the Texas
44+ Senate.