H.R. No. 152

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of Lifeway Church in Dallas gathered
	together on June 15, 2017, to promote cultural awareness and honor
	diversity through the celebration of Juneteenth; and
	WHEREAS, The oldest known observance commemorating the end of
	slavery in the United States, Juneteenth specifically celebrates
	the emancipation of African American slaves throughout Texas; and
	WHEREAS, On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger
	arrived in Galveston with federal troops to provide military
	support for Reconstruction efforts and to enforce President Abraham
	Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; that same day, General
	Granger read publicly his General Order No. 3, which proclaimed
	that all slaves were undeniably free from that date onward and that
	there would be "an absolute equality of rights and rights of
	property between former masters and slaves"; and
	WHEREAS, Held on June 19 of each year, the commemoration of
	this momentous event became known as "Juneteenth," and celebrations
	grew over the decades to include recitations of the Emancipation
	Proclamation, readings by notable people, and such festive
	activities as singing, parades, rodeos, street fairs, and cookouts;
	and
	WHEREAS, Juneteenth has been observed as an official holiday
	in Texas since 1980, when legislation introduced by African
	American State Representative Al Edwards during the 1979
	legislative session took effect; with the adoption of that bill,
	this special day became the first emancipation holiday in the
	country to be granted official state recognition; and
	WHEREAS, More than 150 years after emancipation was
	proclaimed in Texas, Juneteenth continues to inspire gatherings
	that honor the myriad achievements and immeasurable fortitude of
	the African American community in the Lone Star State; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 2017
	Juneteenth celebration at Lifeway Church and extend to all those
	associated with the church sincere best wishes for the future; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Lifeway Church as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Giddings
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 152 was adopted by the House on July 28,
	2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House