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H.R. No. 69
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The malignant consummation of centuries-old hatred
and intolerance, the genocidal horror known as the Holocaust will
forever stain the history of humankind; and
WHEREAS, The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic
persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and
its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; during those years, six
million Jews, the primary victims of the Holocaust, were murdered;
and
WHEREAS, In addition, Romanies, the handicapped, and Poles
were targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic, or
national reasons; millions more, including homosexuals, Jehovah's
Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents, also
suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny; and
WHEREAS, The history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity
to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies,
and governments and on the need for respect for all peoples; and
WHEREAS, In 1980, the United States Congress created the
United States Holocaust Memorial Council and charged it with
leading nationwide Holocaust commemorations and educational
programs; each year, the council designates an eight-day period as
the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust; this year,
the Days of Remembrance are being observed from Sunday, April 23,
2006, through Sunday, April 30, 2006, a span that includes the
International Day of Remembrance, Yom Hashoah, on April 25; and
WHEREAS, We, the people of the State of Texas, should always
remember the events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against
hatred, persecution, and tyranny, while rededicating ourselves to
the principle of individual freedom in a just society; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize April 23-30,
2006, as the Days of Remembrance, in memory of the victims of the
Holocaust, in honor of the survivors, and in tribute to the rescuers
and liberators, and encourage all Texans to overcome intolerance
and indifference through learning and remembrance.
Naishtat
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 69 was adopted by the House on April
20, 2006, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House