R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The people of San Antonio and visitors from around 1-2 the world are celebrating Fiesta San Antonio from April 20 to April 1-3 29, 2001, in a 10-day extravaganza of merrymaking and recreation 1-4 that celebrates this city's rich and diverse heritage; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Fiesta originated in 1891 when a group of women 1-6 organized a parade to commemorate the heroes of the battles of the 1-7 Alamo and San Jacinto; styled the Battle of Flowers Parade, the 1-8 event germinated into one of the major festivals held in the United 1-9 States today; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Fiesta comprises more than 150 events organized by 1-11 over 90 nonprofit organizations and involving some 75,000 1-12 volunteers; the Fiesta San Antonio Commission, a privately funded 1-13 entity, coordinates this vast array of activities; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The Battle of Flowers Parade continues to be one of 1-15 the Fiesta highlights; over the years it has been joined by other 1-16 features that have become enormously popular traditions as well; 1-17 and 1-18 WHEREAS, Among these are the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, the 1-19 largest illuminated parade in the country, and the Texas Cavaliers' 1-20 River Parade, with Fiesta's King Antonio in attendance; a medieval 1-21 Spanish folk tradition inspired the inception of another royal 1-22 figure, El Rey Feo, the Ugly King; the organizations sponsoring 1-23 both monarchs raise money for youth charitable causes; and 1-24 WHEREAS, The four-day-long celebration "A Night in Old San 2-1 Antonio" takes place in the restored 17th-century quarter known as 2-2 La Villita; presented by the San Antonio Conservation Society, this 2-3 entertainment recreates the ethnic dress, food, and music of 2-4 early-day San Antonio; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The multitude of other attractions include Fiesta 2-6 San Fernando and the Mission San Jose Spring Fiesta, Fiesta River 2-7 Art Show, and Pilgrimage to the Alamo, in addition to sports 2-8 tournaments, a historic neighborhood tour, and music concerts; 2-9 Fiesta opens this year with an all-day conference at San Antonio 2-10 College on "The Ethnic Community in History"; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Fiesta San Antonio is a joyous occasion that unites 2-12 the residents of this historic city in an exuberant toast to their 2-13 multicultural heritage, and the proceeds of this dazzling festival 2-14 benefit numerous worthy causes; now, therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-16 Legislature hereby commemorate April 20-29, 2001, as Fiesta San 2-17 Antonio and commend all those who bring this mammoth enterprise to 2-18 fruition for their outstanding public spirit. Menendez Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 476 was adopted by the House on April 5, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House