H.R. No. 641
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, In 1995, Texans will proudly commemorate the 150th
1-2 anniversary of Texas' admission to the Union with appropriate local
1-3 and statewide celebrations and observances, foremost among which
1-4 will be an event officially designated as the Texas,
1-5 U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train; and
1-6 WHEREAS, Modeled on the hugely successful Texas
1-7 Sesquicentennial Wagon Train that was the centerpiece of the
1-8 statewide commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Texas
1-9 Independence, the 1995 wagon train and trail ride will be the
1-10 biggest single statewide event and will provide the focal point for
1-11 many community celebrations of Texas statehood in towns and cities
1-12 along the wagon train's route; and
1-13 WHEREAS, Hoping to stir the imagination and capture the fancy
1-14 of the entire world in the same way that the Texas Sesquicentennial
1-15 Wagon Train did in 1986, organizers of this 1995 wagon train will
1-16 have put in approximately 30 months of arduous and painstaking
1-17 preparations, meticulously planning, organizing, coordinating, and
1-18 funding the event, before the train even departs to ensure an
1-19 outstanding production worthy of such a momentous occasion; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Bringing together once again many of the same
1-21 individuals who were instrumental in making the 1986 event an
1-22 astounding success and an object of worldwide media attention, the
1-23 Texas, U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train organizers hope to duplicate
1-24 their earlier achievement and rekindle national and international
2-1 fascination with Texas and all things Texan with a quintessential
2-2 celebration of the incomparable Texas mystique; and
2-3 WHEREAS, The wagon train will depart from the famed North
2-4 Fort Worth Stockyards District on Labor Day 1995 and proceed over
2-5 the next four months along a route selected for its historic
2-6 significance, arriving at the State Capitol in Austin on December
2-7 29, 1995--150 years to the day after the Congress of the United
2-8 States accepted Texas as the 28th state in the Union; and
2-9 WHEREAS, From Austin, the wagon train will hit the trail
2-10 again and return to Fort Worth to conclude its historic passage
2-11 through the Lone Star State, having extended the opportunities not
2-12 only for communities along the way but for all Texans, and indeed
2-13 for all the world, to join in a Texas-size celebration befitting
2-14 our state's 150 years of history and tradition; and
2-15 WHEREAS, Worthy of the people whose history, heritage, and
2-16 indomitable spirit it will showcase before the world, the Texas,
2-17 U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train promises to match all things Texan in
2-18 its openness, character, and scope, and the organizers of this
2-19 magnificent event have truly earned the lasting respect, gratitude,
2-20 and appreciation of all the citizens of this great state; now,
2-21 therefore, be it
2-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-23 Legislature hereby commend the organizers of the Texas,
2-24 U.S.A.--Statehood Wagon Train on their outstanding dedication of
2-25 time and energy and their superlative efforts in making the
2-26 sesquicentennial celebration of statehood a most successful and
2-27 memorable occasion; and, be it further
3-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-2 prepared for the event's organizers as an expression of high regard
3-3 and appreciation by the Texas House of Representatives.
3-4 H.R. No. 641
3-5 and appreciation by the Texas House of Representatives.
3-6 Denton
3-7 H.R. No. 641
3-8 _______________________________
3-9 Speaker of the House
3-10 I certify that H.R. No. 641 was adopted by the House on May
3-11 7, 1993, by a non-record vote.
3-12 _______________________________
3-13 Chief Clerk of the House