HR325 - Commemorating the 2025 Texas Independence Day celebration of the Sons of the Republic of Texas.

      H.R. No. 325       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The Sons of the Republic of Texas is hosting its   Texas Independence Day observance at the Washington-on-the-Brazos   State Historic Site on March 2, 2025; and          WHEREAS, Dedicated to preserving and promoting Texas   history, SRT raises awareness of the contributions of early leaders   of our state, highlighting such enduring Texas values as freedom,   resilience, and self-governance; and          WHEREAS, Texas Independence Day celebrates the anniversary   of the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence at   Washington-on-the-Brazos, now widely known as the "birthplace of   Texas," at the Convention of 1836; Richard Ellis, president of the   convention, appointed a committee on March 1 of that year to draft   the declaration; historians generally agree that the chair of the   committee, George C. Childress, authored the instrument largely   unassisted; it was presented to the convention on March 2; and          WHEREAS, Echoing the United States Declaration of   Independence, the Texas proclamation addresses the proper function   of government and enumerates the many ways in which Mexico failed to   "protect the lives, liberty, and property of the people"; a   recitation of grievances centers on the violation of promises made   to Anglo-American colonists regarding such essentials as public   education, trial by jury, and freedom of religion; the edict   condemns the rise of military despotism under General Antonio Lopez   de Santa Anna, "who having overturned the constitution of his   country, now offers us the cruel alternative, either to abandon our   homes, acquired by so many privations, or submit to the most   intolerable of all tyranny"; and          WHEREAS, After the declaration was signed by 59 delegates to   the convention, five copies were made and dispatched to the towns of   Bexar, Goliad, Nacogdoches, Brazoria, and San Felipe; the printer   at San Felipe was instructed to make a further 1,000 copies in   handbill form to reach the broader public; and          WHEREAS, The residents of House District 12, which includes   Washington County, cherish their special connection to the early   history of our state and maintain a commitment to preserving our   heritage and celebrating the courage and self-sacrifice of those   who fought for Texas independence; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby commemorate the 2025 Texas Independence Day   celebration at the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site   and extend to the Sons of the Republic of Texas sincere best wishes   for a meaningful and memorable event; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the Sons of the Republic of Texas as an expression of   high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.     Wharton     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía Harris Noble   Ashby Harris Davila Olcott   Barry Harrison Oliverson   Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz   Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr   Bernal Hernandez Patterson   Bhojani Hickland Paul   Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso   Bowers Holt Perez of Harris   Bryant Hopper Phelan   Buckley Howard Pierson   Bucy Hull Plesa   Bumgarner Hunter Raymond   Button Isaac Reynolds   Cain Johnson Richardson   Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos   Canales Jones of Harris Romero   Capriglione Kerwin Rose   Cole King Rosenthal   Collier Kitzman Schatzline   Cook LaHood Schofield   Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft   Craddick Lambert Shaheen   Cunningham Landgraf Shofner   Curry Leach Simmons   Darby Leo Wilson Slawson   A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee   Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller   Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson   DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico   Dorazio Louderback Tepper   Dutton Lowe Thompson   Dyson Lozano Tinderholt   Fairly Lujan Toth   Flores Luther Troxclair   Frank Manuel Turner   Gámez Martinez VanDeaver   Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut   Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos   Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell   Gates Metcalf Vo   Gerdes Meyer Walle   Geren Meza Ward Johnson   Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 325 was adopted by the House on February   27, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House