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  H.C.R. No. 16
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Each year, the date of July 18 is recognized as
  Nelson Mandela International Day; in 2013, that date will also mark
  Mr. Mandela's 95th birthday, making this a fitting occasion to
  celebrate the life and legacy of a courageous and inspirational
  figure who is revered around the world; and
         WHEREAS, Born into the Tembu tribe in the Transkei region of
  South Africa in 1918, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela earned a degree
  from University College of Fort Hare and studied law at the
  University of Witwatersrand; and
         WHEREAS, In 1944, Mr. Mandela joined the African National
  Congress, and he soon became actively engaged in resistance against
  the racist apartheid policies of South Africa's ruling National
  Party; as part of that effort, he helped launch the "Defiance"
  campaign of civil disobedience in 1952; the government responded by
  trying him for treason in the late 1950s, though he was ultimately
  acquitted of that charge; and
         WHEREAS, After the Sharpeville Massacre of 69 anti-apartheid
  protestors in 1960, the ANC was banned, and Mr. Mandela began
  advocating for armed resistance to the government; arrested in
  1962, he was sentenced to five years of hard labor, and in a
  separate trial that began the following year, he was sentenced to
  life in prison; and
         WHEREAS, From 1964 to 1982, Mr. Mandela was jailed in a small
  cell on Robben Island, off the coast of Cape Town, and he was later
  incarcerated at two prisons on the mainland; during his 25 years as
  a prisoner, he endured harsh conditions while steadfastly refusing
  to compromise his belief in justice and equal rights for all South
  Africans; his valiant stand helped strengthen opposition to
  apartheid, both within South Africa and around the world; and
         WHEREAS, The anti-apartheid movement achieved one of its
  greatest victories in 1990 when Mr. Mandela was released from
  prison, and he soon became a key figure in the negotiations to
  dismantle the country's unjust system of government; he received
  the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, and the following year he was elected
  as South Africa's president in the nation's first multiracial
  election; and
         WHEREAS, In 2009, the General Assembly of the United Nations
  voted unanimously to commemorate his birthday each year as Nelson
  Mandela International Day, an observance that emphasizes the
  ability of individuals to effect positive change in their
  communities; and
         WHEREAS, Over the course of his life, Nelson Mandela has
  followed a difficult and often lonely path in the pursuit of
  justice; starting as an idealistic student determined to make his
  country a better place, he went on to become a resolute and
  determined prisoner of conscience and, finally, an admired
  international figure who symbolizes the victory of freedom over
  oppression; now, therefore, be it
         
         RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas,
  2nd Called Session, hereby designate July 18, 2013, as Nelson
  Mandela International Day in Texas.
 
 
Giddings Turner of Harris
 
Craddick Pitts
 
Johnson Branch
 
Huberty Kacal
 
Kolkhorst Parker
 
Stickland
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 16 was adopted by the House on July
  15, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 16 was adopted by the Senate on July
  17, 2013, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor