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                                                                  H.R. No. 1934



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, February 2, 2006, marks the 158th anniversary of the 
signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, an act that officially 
signaled the end of the Mexican War; and
	WHEREAS, Concluding hostilities that had begun between 
Mexico and the United States in 1846, the treaty constitutes a major 
event in the history of both countries and in the annals of the Lone 
Star State; and
	WHEREAS, In consequence of its provisions, Mexico recognized 
the annexation of Texas by the United States and accepted the Rio 
Grande as the state's southern boundary; in addition, Mexico ceded 
to the United States the territory of the present-day states of 
California, Arizona, and New Mexico, as well as parts of Utah, 
Nevada, and Colorado, in exchange for a payment of $15 million; and
	WHEREAS, The treaty further offered American citizenship to 
Mexicans living in the ceded lands, an offer accepted by an 
overwhelming majority of the approximately 80,000 individuals who 
thus became eligible; and
	WHEREAS, Those holding Mexican title to land now situated 
within the borders of the United States were also promised respect 
for their property; in Texas, subsequent adjudication confirmed 
almost all of the claims that were presented for validation; and
	WHEREAS, Yet another treaty provision stipulated that Mexico 
and the United States would refer future disputes to arbitration; 
an outstanding instance of such a resolution is the Chamizal 
settlement of 1963, which concluded a 99-year-old boundary dispute 
in the vicinity of El Paso; and
	WHEREAS, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo secured for Texas 
its claim to land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande, 
pointed the way toward a bilingual, multiethnic society along the 
Texas-Mexico border, and pledged two proud countries to peaceful 
negotiation of their differences; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commemorate the signing of the Treaty of 
Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, and recognize the momentous 
significance of this date for the State of Texas.

                                                                          Alonzo

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1934 was adopted by the House on May 
27, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House