SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 332
         WHEREAS, VIVA San Antonio Day is taking place at the State
  Capitol on March 26, 2025, and this occasion provides 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 defenders 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 was 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, and great figures like Pershing,
  Stilwell, Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at
  San Antonio military installations; today, the armed forces
  facilities in the city include Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam
  Houston, the headquarters for the U.S. Army North and U.S. Army
  South, and JBSA-Randolph, the home of the Air Education and
  Training Command, the Air Force Recruiting Service, and the Air
  Force Personnel Center; in addition, the city is the site of
  JBSA-Lackland, the headquarters of the Air Force Installation
  and Mission Support Center and home to 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 Market is home to several
  distinguished medical institutions, including Brooke Army
  Medical Center, which houses the only Level I Trauma Center in
  the Military Health System 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 Mission Trails, 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 Valero Alamo Bowl, and the five-time world
  champion San Antonio Spurs; and
 
         WHEREAS, A highlight of the city's robust event calendar is
  the annual Fiesta San Antonio; first held more than 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
  Legislature, hereby recognize March 26, 2025, as VIVA San Antonio
  Day at the State Capitol and extend to the city's residents
  sincere best wishes for the future.
 
  Menéndez, Campbell
  Gutierrez, Zaffirini
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on March 26, 2025.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate