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  H.R. No. 66
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         
  WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
 
  recognize February 15, 2011, as Viva San Antonio Day at the State
 
  Capitol and welcome the visiting delegation from the Alamo City;
 
  and
         
         WHEREAS, The history of San Antonio can be traced back to
 
  1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came upon a
 
  river and named it San Antonio, in honor of St. Anthony, whose feast
 
  day was being celebrated; and
         
         WHEREAS, The city was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio
 
  Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which would
 
  become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo, the
 
  site where 189 brave individuals held the mission for 13 days
 
  against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; and
         
         WHEREAS, The cry "Remember the Alamo" became the rallying
 
  point of the Texas Revolution; today, the Alamo is a shrine and
 
  museum and is widely recognized as the cradle of Texas liberty; and
         
         WHEREAS, San Antonio became formally incorporated in 1837,
 
  when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter; the
 
  city has since retained its sense of history and tradition while
 
  carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it has served and
 
  continues to serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the
 
  rich sounds and cultural influences of Native Americans, Old
 
  Mexico, Germans, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep
 
  South mingle and merge; and
         
         WHEREAS, The city has a proud military heritage; great
 
  military figures like Pershing, Stilwell, Krueger, LeMay,
 
  Chennault, and Eisenhower served at San Antonio military
 
  institutions, including Fort Sam Houston, the headquarters for the
 
  Fifth U.S. Army and the home of the U.S. Army Medical Command and
 
  the Brooke Army Medical Center; in addition, San Antonio is the site
 
  of Lackland Air Force Base, the largest training wing in the U.S.
 
  Air Force, and Brooks City-Base, an innovative master-planned
 
  research and technology center; and
         
         WHEREAS, Recent years have brought remarkable economic
 
  development to San Antonio as its skilled workforce, excellent
 
  institutions of public and higher education, and quality of life
 
  have attracted some important corporate business and industry to
 
  the city; and
         
         WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in the discovery
 
  of San Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La
 
  Villita, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio Missions Trail, and
 
  the famed Paseo del Rio, better known as "The Riverwalk"; among the
 
  other attractions that make San Antonio one of the top tourist
 
  destinations in the country are SeaWorld San Antonio and the Six
 
  Flags Fiesta Texas theme park as well as the PGA Tour Valero Texas
 
  Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the four-time world champion San Antonio
 
  Spurs; and
         
         WHEREAS, In April 2011, the city will once again celebrate
 
  Fiesta San Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state; first
 
  held 120 years ago, the event was founded by a group of ladies who
 
  decorated horse-drawn carriages for a parade in front of the Alamo
 
  and battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to honor the
 
  heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto; and
         
         WHEREAS, San Antonio is truly one of the treasures of the Lone
 
  Star State, and Viva San Antonio Day provides a welcome opportunity
 
  to honor the city and its many fine residents; now, therefore, be it
         
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
 
  Legislature hereby recognize February 15, 2011, as Viva San Antonio
 
  Day at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
 
  delegation best wishes for a memorable visit.
 
  McClendon
 
 
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
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 66 was adopted by the House on February
  15, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House