S.C.R. No. 20
 
 
 
 
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was
  historically crucial to the early survival of the great State of
  Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was an
  essential tool in the defeat of the Mexican army during the
  Mexican-American War to reclaim Texas, the 28th state of the Union;
  and
         WHEREAS, The co-inventor of the original 1847 Colt Walker
  pistol, Samuel Walker, was a captain in the Texas Rangers, the first
  state police agency in the country; and
         WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol was America's
  first pistol to hold six rounds, otherwise known as a
  "six-shooter"; and
         WHEREAS, The original 1847 Colt Walker pistol is still the
  most powerful black powder pistol in existence; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby recognize the original 1847 Colt Walker pistol as the
  official handgun of the State of Texas.
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 20 was adopted by the Senate
  on April 19, 2021, by a viva-voce vote.
  ______________________________
                                              Secretary of the Senate
         I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 20 was adopted by the House
  on May 8, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 125, Nays 9,
  three present not voting.
  ______________________________
                                              Chief Clerk of the House
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor