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  H.C.R. No. 175
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Citizens of Texas are marking the 175th anniversary
  of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2,
  2011; and
         WHEREAS, By the fall of 1835, tensions that would culminate
  in the Texas Revolution were coming to a head, and in December, a
  convention of delegates from every Texas municipality was called to
  meet in the new town of Washington on March 1, 1836; and
         WHEREAS, On the first day of the convention, George C.
  Childress introduced a resolution calling for a committee to draft
  a declaration of independence; the measure was approved, and the
  convention president, Richard Ellis, appointed a five-member
  committee, with Mr. Childress as chair, to prepare the document;
  the resulting composition is generally believed to be almost
  entirely the work of Mr. Childress, who may have arrived at the
  convention with a draft that he had already written; and
         WHEREAS, Patterned on the declaration of 1776, the Texas
  Declaration of Independence was presented to the convention on
  March 2; according to the report of an observer, the declaration was
  then "committed to a committee of the whole, reported without
  amendment, and unanimously adopted, in less than one hour from its
  first and only reading"; the motion to adopt was made by Sam
  Houston, whom the convention appointed two days later to take
  command of the Texas army; and
         WHEREAS, Delegates also adopted a constitution for the new
  Republic of Texas and elected an interim government; those chosen
  to serve were David G. Burnet, president, Lorenzo de Zavala, vice
  president, Samuel P. Carson, secretary of state, Thomas J. Rusk,
  secretary of war, Robert Potter, secretary of the navy, Bailey
  Hardeman, secretary of the treasury, and David Thomas, attorney
  general; the constitution was ratified by voters the following
  September, and the interim government served until that October,
  when regular elections were held; and
         WHEREAS, News that the Alamo had fallen reached the
  convention on March 15, and two days later, reports that the Mexican
  army had advanced to within 60 miles of Washington prompted the
  delegates to hastily adjourn; little more than a month later,
  however, the Battle of San Jacinto made Texas independence a
  reality; and
         WHEREAS, The Republic of Texas endured until December 29,
  1845, when Texas officially entered the Union as the 28th state;
  those nine years, when Texas enjoyed the status of an independent
  country, constitute a remarkable chapter in its history, and more
  than a century and a half after annexation, they continue to
  engender a special sense of pride and identity among its citizens;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby join the people of the Lone Star State in commemorating the
  175th anniversary of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of
  Independence.
 
  Branch
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 175 was adopted by the House on
  February 28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 175 was adopted by the Senate on
  February 28, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor