H.R. No. 617

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
	recognize February 24, 2015, as VIVA San Antonio Day at the State
	Capitol and to 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; 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
	community has since retained its sense of history and tradition
	while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it continues to
	serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the rich cultural
	influences of Native Americans, Old Mexico, German immigrants, 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 and 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, home of 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 high quality of
	life have attracted important corporate businesses and industries
	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,
	particularly in the major local industries of health care,
	manufacturing, aerospace, information technology, and
	cybersecurity; and
	WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in visiting San
	Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La Villita,
	San Fernando Cathedral, the 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 five-time world champion San Antonio
	Spurs; and
	WHEREAS, In April 2015, 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 women 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 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 24, 2015, 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 Guerra Otto
	Allen Guillen Paddie
	Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
	Alvarado Harless Paul
	Anchia Hernandez Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
	Ashby Huberty Pickett
	Aycock Hughes Price
	Bell Hunter Raney
	Blanco Isaac Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Parker Rose
	Canales King of Taylor Sanford
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 617 was adopted by the House on February
	24, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House