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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating July 21 as First Lady Frances Cox Henderson |
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Remembrance Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.054. FIRST LADY FRANCES COX HENDERSON REMEMBRANCE |
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DAY. (a) July 21 is First Lady Frances Cox Henderson Remembrance Day |
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in honor of the life and achievements of Frances Cox Henderson, who |
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was the first First Lady of the State of Texas in 1846. |
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(b) First Lady Frances Cox Henderson Remembrance Day shall |
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be regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities in the |
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public schools and other places to properly commemorate her life |
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and achievements and to inspire a greater appreciation of the |
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history of this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |