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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 319
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WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize March 5, |
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2019, as VIVA San Antonio Day at the State Capitol and to welcome |
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the visiting delegation from the Alamo City; 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 |
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upon a river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony, |
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whose 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 |
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would become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo, |
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the site where 189 brave individuals held the mission for 13 days |
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against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; the cry "Remember |
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the Alamo" became the rallying point of the Texas Revolution; |
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today, the Alamo is a shrine and museum and is widely recognized |
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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; |
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the community retains its sense of history and tradition while |
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carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it continues to |
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serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the rich |
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cultural influences of Native Americans, Old Mexico, German |
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immigrants, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep South |
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mingle and merge; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as Military City USA, San Antonio has a |
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proud military heritage; great figures like Pershing, Stilwell, |
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Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at San Antonio |
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military installations, including Fort Sam Houston, the |
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headquarters for the United States Army North and United States |
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Army South, and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, the home of the |
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Air Education and Training Command, the Air Force Recruiting |
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Service, the Air Force Personnel Center, and the Air Force |
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Installation and Mission Support Center; in addition, the city is |
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the site of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the largest training |
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wing in the United States Air Force, which instructs all incoming |
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airmen in basic military training, along with vital National |
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Guard and Air Force Reserve missions; and |
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WHEREAS, The San Antonio Military Health System is the home |
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of all area military medical training; its distinguished |
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institutions include Brooke Army Medical Center, which houses |
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the only Level I Trauma Center in the Department of Defense and |
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the Center for the Intrepid, a world-renowned rehabilitation |
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facility; 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 high quality of |
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life have attracted important corporate businesses and industries |
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to 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 |
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building and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous |
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economy, particularly in the major local industries of health |
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care, manufacturing, aerospace, and information technology; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio has the second-largest concentration of |
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cybersecurity professionals in the United States, with a diverse |
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workforce and globally competitive cybersecurity ecosystem that is |
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strategically organized through CyberSecurity San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Millions of people delight in visiting San |
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Antonio each year; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include |
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La Villita, San Fernando Cathedral, the San Antonio Missions |
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Trail, and the famed Paseo del Rio, also known as The River Walk; |
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among the other attractions that make San Antonio one of the top |
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tourist destinations in the country are SeaWorld San Antonio and |
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the Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park, as well as the PGA Tour |
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Valero Texas Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the five-time world |
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champion San Antonio Spurs; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2018, the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission |
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commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Mission |
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San Antonio de Valero, the Presidio San Antonio de Bejar, and the |
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City of San Antonio; three centuries of the city's diverse history |
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and culture were honored with special events and initiatives |
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throughout the year; and |
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WHEREAS, The city will once again celebrate Fiesta San |
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Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state, in April 2019; |
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first held nearly 130 years ago, the event was founded by a group |
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of women who decorated horse-drawn carriages for a parade in |
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front of the Alamo and battled with flower blossoms instead of |
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bullets to honor the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San |
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Jacinto; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio is truly one of the treasures of the |
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Lone Star State, and VIVA San Antonio Day provides a welcome |
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opportunity to honor the city and its many fine residents; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 5, 2019, 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 sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable |
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stay in Austin. |
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Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 5, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |