87R16820 CJM-D
 
  By: Martinez Fischer H.R. No. 455
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, VIVA San Antonio Days at the State Capitol on March
  30 through April 1, 2021, provide a welcome opportunity to honor San
  Antonio residents for the important contributions they are making
  to the Lone Star State; 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
  U.S. Army North and U.S. 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 one of the largest concentrations 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, Many 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 in June 2021; first held 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, A city of great historical, cultural, and economic
  importance, San Antonio is one of the treasures of the Lone Star
  State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in the place
  they call home; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 30 through April 1, 2021, as
  VIVA San Antonio Days at the State Capitol and extend to the city's
  residents sincere best wishes for the future.