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79R2910 JTR-D


By:  Kolkhorst                                                  H.C.R. No. 34 



HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, The rich and colorful history of early Texas is a 
story that has seized the imagination of people around the world, 
and at the very heart of this tale lies the city of San Felipe in 
Austin County; and
	WHEREAS, In 1824, San Felipe de Austin was founded by Stephen 
F. Austin as the unofficial capital of his colony, and the town 
rapidly became a vital business and communications center, second 
only to San Antonio in importance at the time of the Texas 
Revolution; and
	WHEREAS, The hub of the region's early postal service, San 
Felipe was also the home of the Texas Gazette, one of the state's 
earliest newspapers, serving as a touchstone of civilization and 
culture in a wild and untamed land; and
	WHEREAS, San Felipe also played a central role in the Texas 
Revolution as the site of the conventions of 1832 and 1833 and the 
Consultation of 1835, which sowed the seeds for the Texas 
Revolution; and
	WHEREAS, Like many Texas communities, San Felipe suffered the 
devastation and privation of war during the Revolution, but in the 
years after the Civil War the town was imbued with new vigor by new 
settlers, including large populations of Czech and Mexican 
immigrants; and
	WHEREAS, Though very much a modern community, San Felipe is 
also uniquely resonant with the echoes of the Lone Star State's 
storied past, and its singular historical stature is deserving of 
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby designate San Felipe the Colonial Capital of Texas and 
extend to its citizens sincere best wishes for the future.