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H.R. No. 1865
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than 100 years, Texans have celebrated June
19 as Emancipation Day, or "Juneteenth," for it was on that date in
1865 that African American slaves in this state finally gained the
freedom nominally conferred on them by the Emancipation
Proclamation; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing the significance this date holds for all
Texans, the 66th Texas Legislature approved a bill, authored by
Representative Al Edwards, designating June 19 as an official state
holiday; and
WHEREAS, In 1997, at the instigation of Representative
Edwards, the 75th Texas Legislature created the Texas Emancipation
Juneteenth Cultural and Historical Commission, whose objectives
were to coordinate state and local activities relating to
Juneteenth and to arrange for the erection of a memorial monument;
when completed, this monument will be installed on the southwest
grounds of the State Capitol; Representative Edwards has also
worked to ensure that emancipation and Juneteenth are appropriately
handled in school textbooks; and
WHEREAS, In coming together to celebrate the end of slavery
in the Lone Star State, we honor the countless individuals who
endured the rigors of that terrible system and pay tribute to their
perseverance and achievements; their labor, as agricultural
workers, mechanics, and artisans, played an immeasurable role in
the development of this state, and we are all the beneficiaries of
their toil; on Juneteenth we honor, moreover, the myriad
accomplishments of African Americans since freedom came, and we
acknowledge the continuing struggle for social justice, a mighty
work deserving the efforts of all Texans of goodwill; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the June 1, 2003, opening ceremony of
Juneteenth 2003 and encourage all Texans to join in Juneteenth
celebrations.
Edwards
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1865 was adopted by the House on June
1, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House