H.R. No. 648

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud residents of the Alamo City are visiting
	Austin on February 28, 2017, to celebrate VIVA San Antonio Day at
	the State Capitol; 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, also 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 2017, the city will once again celebrate
	Fiesta San Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state; first
	held more than 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 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2017, as VIVA San Antonio
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation
	sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in
	Austin.
	Bernal
	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. 648 was adopted by the House on February
	28, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House