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  H.R. No. 471
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
  recognize February 21, 2013, 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 Saint 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
  U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South and Randolph Air Force Base, the
  home of Air Education Training Command; in addition, San Antonio is
  the site of Lackland Air Force Base, the largest training wing in
  the United States Air Force, and the San Antonio Military Health
  System, which oversees all U.S. military medical training; 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, The city's chambers of commerce serve as leading
  advocates for the business community and are dedicated to building
  and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous economy; their
  efforts have been focused in the area's major local industries,
  including health care, manufacturing, aerospace, information
  technology, and cybersecurity; 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 2013, 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 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2013, 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 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
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 471 was adopted by the House on February
  21, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House