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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, February 2, 2009, marks the 161st anniversary of the |
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signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, an act that officially |
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signaled the end of the Mexican War; and |
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WHEREAS, Concluding hostilities that had begun between |
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Mexico and the United States in 1846, the treaty constitutes a major |
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event in the history of both countries and in the annals of the Lone |
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Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, In consequence of its provisions, Mexico recognized |
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the annexation of Texas by the United States and accepted the Rio |
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Grande as the state's southern boundary; in addition, Mexico ceded |
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to the United States the territory of the present-day states of |
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California, Arizona, and New Mexico, as well as parts of Utah, |
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Nevada, and Colorado, in exchange for a payment of $15 million; and |
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WHEREAS, The treaty further offered American citizenship to |
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Mexicans living in the ceded lands, an offer accepted by an |
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overwhelming majority of the approximately 80,000 individuals who |
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thus became eligible; and |
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WHEREAS, Those holding Mexican title to land now situated |
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within the borders of the United States were also promised respect |
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for their property; in Texas, subsequent adjudication confirmed |
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almost all of the claims that were presented for validation; and |
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WHEREAS, Yet another treaty provision stipulated that Mexico |
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and the United States would refer future disputes to arbitration; |
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an outstanding instance of such a resolution is the Chamizal |
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settlement of 1963, which concluded a 99-year-old boundary dispute |
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in the vicinity of El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo secured for Texas |
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its claim to land between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande, |
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pointed the way toward a bilingual, multiethnic society along the |
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Texas-Mexico border, and pledged two proud countries to peaceful |
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negotiation of their differences; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the signing of the Treaty of |
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Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, and recognize the momentous |
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significance of this date for the State of Texas. |
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Alonzo |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 310 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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