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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, March 2 marks the anniversary of that historic day |
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in 1836 when residents of Texas officially declared their |
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independence from Mexico, thereby giving birth to the independent |
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republic that would stand on its own for more than nine years before |
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becoming the 28th state of the Union; and |
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WHEREAS, The proud Texans who issued the call for |
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independence were members of the Convention of 1836 that met at |
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Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 1 of that fateful year; as they |
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gathered, the valiant defenders of the Alamo were facing down the |
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troops of Mexican ruler Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, and the Texas |
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revolutionaries had reached a crucial point in their campaign for |
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greater political freedom; and |
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WHEREAS, Stating the views of the revolutionaries in no |
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uncertain terms, the Texas Declaration of Independence listed their |
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grievances against the Mexican government and announced their bold |
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conclusion: "that the people of Texas do now constitute a free, |
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Sovereign, and independent republic, and are fully invested with |
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all the rights and attributes which properly belong to independent |
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nations"; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning that independence on the battlefield would |
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take another six weeks and the lives of many brave Texans, but the |
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59 delegates who put their names to the Texas Declaration of |
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Independence had carried forth the vision of liberty, independence, |
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and just government that enlightens the Lone Star State to this very |
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day; 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 Texas Independence Day on March 2, |
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2009, and pay tribute to the immense contributions of those |
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individuals who helped found the nation and state of Texas. |
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Branch |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 681 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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