By Rabuck H.C.R. No. 19 75R2392 WMS-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The Lone Star Flag, with its vibrant fields of red, 1-2 white, and blue and a single inset star, has served as a proud 1-3 symbol of Texas since 1839; and 1-4 WHEREAS, At the request of President Mirabeau B. Lamar, Dr. 1-5 Charles B. Stewart of Montgomery County created this inspirational 1-6 banner, and the elegant simplicity of his design truly exemplified 1-7 the united will of the citizens of the new Republic of Texas; and 1-8 WHEREAS, After winning approval by a committee of six signers 1-9 of the Texas Declaration of Independence and then Congress, the 1-10 Lone Star Flag was officially designated in 1839, and since that 1-11 time it has graced flagpoles across the state of Texas; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Following Dr. Stewart's passing, his flag sketch and 1-13 other materials were handed down first to his son, Edmund, and 1-14 later to his granddaughter, Elizabeth Stewart Fling, who donated 1-15 them to the State Archives in Austin in order to preserve her 1-16 grandfather's historic works for current and future generations of 1-17 Texans; and 1-18 WHEREAS, In recognition of Dr. Stewart's timeless 1-19 contribution to our state's heritage, a history of the flag 1-20 documentation was created for permanent display at the Montgomery 1-21 County Heritage Museum in Conroe; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Dr. Charles B. Stewart's design of the Lone Star 1-23 Flag created in cloth and in color an embodiment of the spirit and 1-24 will of the people of Texas, and his work remains a great source of 2-1 pride to the people of Montgomery County today, nearly 160 years 2-2 after its creation; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-4 hereby officially commemorate Montgomery County as the birthplace 2-5 of the Lone Star Flag.