H.R. No. 1311

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas has a rich cultural heritage, and
	its cemeteries serve as a tangible link to its history; and
	WHEREAS, As Texas has grown and become urbanized, some of the
	state's cemeteries have been lost or forgotten, and their
	accompanying grave markers, if they were ever placed, have decayed
	or have gone missing; remembering and identifying these sites is
	vital to understanding the lives and legacies of those interred in
	them; and
	WHEREAS, Across the state, there are a number of well-known
	unmarked cemeteries, including the Freedmen's Cemetery in Dallas,
	which served as a burial place for formerly enslaved people; there
	are numerous other cemeteries that were used for the burial of
	African Americans and Black Americans who lived under segregation,
	including Horst Plantation Cemetery in Austin and Oakwood Cemetery
	in Tyler; and
	WHEREAS, Many cemeteries remain unknown and unmarked, making
	it difficult to preserve them, and the observance of Unmarked
	Cemetery Day on May 3, 2023, serves to raise awareness of the need
	to identify and protect these important historical sites and to
	honor the memories of those Texans whose final resting places have
	been forgotten; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize May 3, 2023, as Unmarked Cemetery Day
	and commend all those who are dedicated to the documentation and
	preservation of Texas's historic cemeteries.
	Bowers
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slaton
	Cook Kuempel Slawson
	Cortez Lalani Smith
	Craddick Lambert Smithee
	Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
	Darby Leach Stucky
	Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
	Dean Longoria Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
	Dutton Lozano Thimesch
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
	Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
	Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
	Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
	Gates Meyer Turner
	Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
	Geren Moody Vasut
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
	González of El Paso Morrison Wu
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1311 was adopted by the House on May 3,
	2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House