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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pioneering Texan Elder B. Barton fought bravely for |
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freedom during the Texas Revolution and contributed to the growth |
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of Hidalgo County; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in New York City in 1806, Elder Barton joined |
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the Texian Army on March 13, 1836, and served in Captain Robert |
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J. Calder's Brazoria Company at the Battle of San Jacinto on April |
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21, 1836; on this day, the Texian Army under General Sam Houston |
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decisively defeated the Mexican troops commanded by General Antonio |
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López de Santa Anna in an engagement that lasted just 18 minutes; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In October of 1836, Mr. Barton was honorably |
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discharged, and he moved to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, where he |
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married Santitos Balli, with whom he had 16 children; the couple |
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lived in several towns in the Rio Grande Valley, including |
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Brownsville, Santa Rosa, and Los Indios, before settling in Nueces |
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County, where Mr. Barton received 369 acres as compensation for his |
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military service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Barton became an important figure in the |
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economic development of Hidalgo County; he served as postmaster, |
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worked in the steamboat industry, and utilized his military |
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experience to help secure the United States border along the Rio |
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Grande; he died on his ranch on August 4, 1884, and was buried in the |
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courtyard of the Hidalgo County Courthouse, where his son |
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Washington Barton served as county commissioner; and |
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WHEREAS, After the courthouse burned down, Mr. Barton's |
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remains were reinterred in the Hidalgo City Cemetery, and in 2016, |
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the Texas Historical Commission placed a state historical marker |
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there in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Elder Barton fought courageously in the struggle for |
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Texas independence, and the legacy he left behind will be |
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remembered for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life and achievements of |
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Elder B. Barton and commemorate his contributions to the history |
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and heritage of Texas. |
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Martinez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1507 was adopted by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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