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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For nearly a century, March 2, the date of the |
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adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence, has been |
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commemorated as Texas Flag Day; and |
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WHEREAS, While it is not known for certain who designed the |
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present Lone Star flag, a bill containing the design was introduced |
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in the Congress of the Republic of Texas by Senator William H. |
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Wharton on December 28, 1838; the bill then went to a committee |
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composed of Oliver Jones and two other unidentified senators, who |
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reported out a substitute bill containing the same design; Congress |
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adopted the substitute bill on January 21, 1839, and President |
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Mirabeau B. Lamar signed the measure four days later; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lone Star flag replaced both the previous |
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national flag and the Texas naval ensign, each of which had served |
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as an official standard since December 10, 1836; like those two |
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flags, and like many others that had seen service in Texas since the |
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days of revolution, the new national flag incorporated a single |
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star, which the Convention of 1836 had adopted as the official |
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emblem of the republic; the blue, red, and white stripes of the flag |
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were said to represent loyalty, bravery, and purity, respectively; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1915, in appreciation of this venerable banner, |
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the 34th Texas Legislature designated March 2 of each year as Texas |
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Flag Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Texas lore and legend have |
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captivated the imagination of people far beyond the borders of the |
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Lone Star State, and the Texas flag is now recognized around the |
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globe; and |
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WHEREAS, For Texans themselves, the flag powerfully evokes a |
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sense of identity and pride, a feeling of belonging to a land both |
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rugged and beloved, and an appreciation of a rich and unique |
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heritage; simple and bold in its design, the flag speaks of liberty, |
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courage, and the untrammeled, free spirit, and wherever Texans may |
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be in the world, from the Trans-Pecos to the Piney Woods to the war |
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zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, it symbolizes home; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 2, 2011, as Texas Flag Day and |
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join with Texans everywhere in honoring all that is represented by |
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the Lone Star flag. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 600 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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