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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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recognize February 21, 2013, as Viva San Antonio Day at the State |
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Capitol and welcome the visiting delegation from the Alamo City; |
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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 upon a |
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river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony, whose |
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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 would |
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become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo, the |
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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; the |
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city has since retained its sense of history and tradition while |
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carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it has served and |
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continues to serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the |
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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 the |
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U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South and Randolph Air Force Base, the |
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home of Air Education Training Command; in addition, San Antonio is |
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the site of Lackland Air Force Base, the largest training wing in |
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the United States Air Force, and the San Antonio Military Health |
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System, which oversees all U.S. military medical training; 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, The city's chambers of commerce serve as leading |
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advocates for the business community and are dedicated to building |
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and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous economy; their |
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efforts have been focused in the area's major local industries, |
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including health care, manufacturing, aerospace, information |
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technology, and cybersecurity; and |
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WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in the discovery |
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of San Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La |
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Villita, San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio Missions Trail, and |
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the famed Paseo del Rio, better known as "The Riverwalk"; among the |
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other attractions that make San Antonio one of the top tourist |
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destinations in the country are SeaWorld San Antonio and the Six |
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Flags Fiesta Texas theme park as well as the PGA Tour Valero Texas |
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Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the four-time world champion San Antonio |
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Spurs; and |
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WHEREAS, In April 2013, 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 Alamo |
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and battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to honor the |
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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 Lone |
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Star State, and Viva San Antonio Day provides a welcome opportunity |
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to honor the city and its many fine residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 21, 2013, as Viva San Antonio |
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Day at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting |
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delegation best wishes for a memorable visit. |
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McClendon |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 471 was adopted by the House on February |
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21, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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