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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The rich and colorful history of early Texas is a |
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story that has seized the imagination of people around the world, |
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and at the very heart of this tale lies the city of San Felipe in |
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Austin County; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1824, San Felipe de Austin was founded by Stephen |
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F. Austin as the unofficial capital of his colony, and the town |
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rapidly became a vital business and communications center, second |
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only to San Antonio in importance at the time of the Texas |
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Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, The hub of the region's early postal service, San |
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Felipe was also the home of the Texas Gazette, one of the state's |
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earliest newspapers, serving as a touchstone of civilization and |
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culture in a wild and untamed land; and |
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WHEREAS, San Felipe also played a central role in the Texas |
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Revolution as the site of the conventions of 1832 and 1833 and the |
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Consultation of 1835, which sowed the seeds for the Texas |
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Revolution; and |
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WHEREAS, Like many Texas communities, San Felipe suffered the |
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devastation and privation of war during the Revolution, but in the |
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years after the Civil War the town was imbued with new vigor by new |
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settlers, including large populations of Czech and Mexican |
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immigrants; and |
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WHEREAS, Though very much a modern community, San Felipe is |
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also uniquely resonant with the echoes of the Lone Star State's |
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storied past, and its singular historical stature is deserving of |
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special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate San Felipe the Colonial Capital of Texas. |