R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Individuals of Scottish descent have contributed 1-2 greatly to the dynamic, colorful history of the State of Texas, 1-3 beginning with Stephen F. Austin and his immigrants, who comprised 1-4 The Old 300 and of which nearly half were Scottish; and 1-5 WHEREAS, In the fight for Texas' independence and its 1-6 formation as a republic, participants of Scottish lineage played a 1-7 vital role; David Burnet, the republic's first provisional 1-8 governor, Sam Houston, the first president of the Republic of 1-9 Texas, and 24 of the 59 men who signed the Texas Declaration of 1-10 Independence were of Scottish descent; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Alexander Hamilton, Neil Armstrong, Thomas Edison, 1-12 William Faulkner, J. Frank Dobie, Malcolm Forbes, Andrew Carnegie, 1-13 Billy Graham, Washington Irving, Alexander Graham Bell, Samuel 1-14 Morse, and many of the stonemasons who worked on the Texas State 1-15 Capitol are among others of Scottish descent who have made 1-16 outstanding contributions to our state and nation; and 1-17 WHEREAS, April 6 has special significance because it 1-18 commemorates the Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish declaration 1-19 of independence, signed on April 6, 1320, at Arbroath Abbey in 1-20 Scotland, which declares, "for as long as but a hundred of us 1-21 remain alive, never will we on any condition be brought under 1-22 English rule. It is in truth not for glory, not riches, nor honours 1-23 that we are fighting, but for freedom--for that alone, which no 1-24 honest man gives up but with life itself"; and 2-1 WHEREAS, These stirring words in the Declaration of Arbroath 2-2 became a model for the signers of the Declaration of Independence 2-3 of the United States, of whom nearly half were Scottish; and 2-4 WHEREAS, April 6 has been declared National Tartan Day by the 2-5 U.S. Senate in honor of the invaluable contributions that 2-6 representatives of Scotland have made in behalf of our country; and 2-7 WHEREAS, The State of Texas has its own tartan, the Texas 2-8 Bluebonnet Tartan, which was designed by June McRoberts of Salado 2-9 and adopted by the 71st Texas Legislature on May 25, 1989, and it 2-10 is appropriate that a day be set aside to recognize the symbol of 2-11 Scots throughout the world and to acknowledge and celebrate the 2-12 participation of the Scottish people in the proud heritage of the 2-13 Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-15 Legislature hereby recognize April 6, 2001, as Tartan Day in Texas 2-16 and encourage citizens throughout the state to join in the 2-17 observance of this special occasion. Howard Crabb _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 320 was adopted by the House on April 4, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House