SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 319
         WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is pleased to recognize March 5,
  2019, 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 retains 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, Known as Military City USA, San Antonio has a
  proud military heritage; great figures like Pershing, Stilwell,
  Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at San Antonio
  military installations, including Fort Sam Houston, the
  headquarters for the United States Army North and United States
  Army South, and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, the home of the
  Air Education and Training Command, the Air Force Recruiting
  Service, the Air Force Personnel Center, and the Air Force
  Installation and Mission Support Center; in addition, the city is
  the site of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, the largest training
  wing in the United States Air Force, which instructs all incoming
  airmen in basic military training, along with vital National
  Guard and Air Force Reserve missions; and
         WHEREAS, The San Antonio Military Health System is the home
  of all area military medical training; its distinguished
  institutions include Brooke Army Medical Center, which houses
  the only Level I Trauma Center in the Department of Defense and
  the Center for the Intrepid, a world-renowned rehabilitation
  facility; 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, and information technology; and
         WHEREAS, San Antonio has the second-largest concentration of
  cybersecurity professionals in the United States, with a diverse
  workforce and globally competitive cybersecurity ecosystem that is
  strategically organized through CyberSecurity San Antonio; and
         WHEREAS, Millions of people delight in visiting San
  Antonio each year; 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 River Walk;
  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 2018, the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission
  commemorated the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Mission
  San Antonio de Valero, the Presidio San Antonio de Bejar, and the
  City of San Antonio; three centuries of the city's diverse history
  and culture were honored with special events and initiatives
  throughout the year; and
         WHEREAS, The city will once again celebrate Fiesta San
  Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state, in April 2019;
  first held nearly 130 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby recognize March 5, 2019, as VIVA San Antonio
  Day at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting
  delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable
  stay in Austin.
 
  Menéndez
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 5, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate