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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On April 21, 2011, the 175th anniversary of the |
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Battle of San Jacinto, the City of Conroe, Montgomery County, and |
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the Friends of the Flag Foundation are dedicating the Lone Star |
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Monument and Historical Flag Park, an inspiring new commemorative |
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plaza located in Conroe; and |
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WHEREAS, This imposing site is designed to educate visitors |
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about a crucial chapter in Texas history, the time when |
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independence from Mexico was won and a new republic was |
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established; partially ringing the plaza are 13 historically |
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significant flags, chosen from the more than 50 standards that were |
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associated with Texas during this period; among those that have |
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been selected for display are flags connected with important |
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battles of the revolution and with groups of American volunteers |
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who came to the aid of the insurgents, as well as early national |
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flags, such as that adopted for the Texas Navy in 1836; a plaque at |
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the base of each flag presents information about its history; and |
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WHEREAS, In the center of the plaza stands a 14-foot-tall |
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bronze statue called the Texian; portrayed as a veteran of the Texas |
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Revolution, he holds aloft the Lone Star Flag, the striking banner |
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that became the national flag of Texas in 1839; a bust of the man |
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whom many credit with designing that flag, Dr. Charles B. Stewart, |
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graces the entrance to the plaza; both sculptures were created by |
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the award-winning Conroe artist Craig Campobella; and |
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WHEREAS, The development of this park is a shared |
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achievement; Montgomery County donated the land on which the park |
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sits, and the City of Conroe underwrote the construction costs; a |
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nonprofit group, the Friends of the Flag Foundation, which was |
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organized by Mr. Campobella, will assume responsibility for |
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installing replacement flags, as needed; and |
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WHEREAS, Local officials and civic leaders envision the |
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creation of a heritage trail that will link the park in Conroe with |
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other area sites of historical interest, places such as the |
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Fernland Historical Park in Montgomery, the town where Dr. Stewart |
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made his home, the Sam Houston Memorial Museum in Huntsville, and |
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the many-faceted Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, |
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with its reproduction of the hall where the Texas Declaration of |
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Independence was adopted; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lone Star Monument and Historical Flag Park is |
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powerfully evocative of the time and events it memorializes, and |
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over the coming years, it is certain to foster in countless visitors |
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a new understanding and appreciation of the unique heritage of the |
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Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of the Lone Star |
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Monument and Historical Flag Park and extend congratulations to |
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everyone who helped to complete this notable project. |
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Creighton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1195 was adopted by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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