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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 17
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WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize February |
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15, 2011, as Viva San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and welcome |
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the visiting delegation from the Alamo City; and |
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WHEREAS, The history of San Antonio can be traced back to |
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1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came |
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upon a river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony, |
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whose feast day was being celebrated; and |
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WHEREAS, The city was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio |
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Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which |
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would become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo, |
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the site where 189 brave individuals held the mission for 13 days |
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against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; and |
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WHEREAS, The cry "Remember the Alamo" became the rallying |
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point of the Texas Revolution; today, the Alamo is a shrine and |
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museum and is widely recognized as the cradle of Texas liberty; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio became formally incorporated in 1837, |
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when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter; |
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the city has since retained its sense of history and tradition |
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while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it has served |
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and continues to serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where |
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the rich sounds and cultural influences of Native Americans, Old |
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Mexico, Germans, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep |
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South mingle and merge; and |
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WHEREAS, The city has a proud military heritage; great |
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military figures like Pershing, Stilwell, Krueger, LeMay, |
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Chennault, and Eisenhower served at San Antonio military |
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institutions, including Fort Sam Houston, the headquarters for |
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the Fifth United States Army and the home of the United States |
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Army Medical Command and the Brooke Army Medical Center; in |
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addition, San Antonio is the site of Lackland Air Force Base, the |
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largest training wing in the United States Air Force, and Brooks |
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City-Base, an innovative master-planned research and technology |
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center; and |
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WHEREAS, Recent years have brought remarkable economic |
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development to San Antonio as its skilled workforce, excellent |
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institutions of public and higher education, and quality of life |
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have attracted some important corporate business and industry to |
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the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in the |
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discovery of San Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights |
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include La Villita, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio Missions |
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Trail, and the famed Paseo del Rio, better known as "The |
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Riverwalk"; among the other attractions that make San Antonio one |
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of the top tourist destinations in the country are SeaWorld San |
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Antonio and the Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park as well as the |
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PGA Tour Valero Texas Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the four-time |
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world champion San Antonio Spurs; and |
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WHEREAS, In April 2011, the city will once again celebrate |
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Fiesta San Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state; first |
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held 120 years ago, the event was founded by a group of ladies who |
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decorated horse-drawn carriages for a parade in front of the |
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Alamo and battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to |
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honor the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio is truly one of the treasures of the |
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Lone Star State, and Viva San Antonio Day provides a welcome |
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opportunity to honor the city and its many fine residents; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 15, 2011, as Viva San |
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Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the |
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visiting delegation best wishes for a memorable visit. |
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Wentworth, Uresti, Van de Putte, |
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Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 15, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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