By Black                                               H.R. No. 474
       74R8744 CCK-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1893, the Sons of the
    1-2  Republic of Texas has striven to honor and perpetuate the memory of
    1-3  this state's greatest historical events and landmark achievements;
    1-4  and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The group was instrumental in fund-raising for the
    1-6  San Jacinto Monument, the planning of the Lorenzo de Zavala State
    1-7  Archives and Library Building, and the promotion of many other
    1-8  initiatives important to the preservation of Texas' heritage; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives embraces the
   1-10  goals and objectives of this esteemed organization and is happy to
   1-11  further those goals and objectives by offering the use of the house
   1-12  chamber for the organization's national convention; now, therefore,
   1-13  be it
   1-14        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   1-15  Legislature hereby grant permission to the Sons of the Republic of
   1-16  Texas, in accordance with house rules and the policies of the
   1-17  Committee on House Administration, to use the house chamber from
   1-18  noon to 6 p.m., April 8, 1995, for purposes of a national
   1-19  convention provided that the house of representatives is not in
   1-20  session.