HCR159 - Commemorating the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales.

  89R33278 KSM-D     By: Lowe H.C.R. No. 159       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, October 2, 2025, will mark the 190th anniversary of   the Battle of Gonzales; and          WHEREAS, A pivotal moment in the history of Texas, the Battle   of Gonzales was the culmination of discord between the increasingly   repressive government of Mexico and Texas colonists accustomed to   semi-autonomy; Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna,   elected in 1833, began to abandon federalism and consolidate power   in Mexico City, abolishing Mexico's Constitution of 1824 and   merging Texas with a neighboring state to form the state of Coahuila   y Texas; and          WHEREAS, Tensions escalated in Gonzales in early October   1835, when the Mexican Army arrived to reclaim a cannon that had   been loaned to the town for its protection; citizens refused to give   up the cannon, citing the Constitution of 1824, and on October 2,   Mexican troops and the Gonzales colonists met on the field of   battle; and          WHEREAS, The Texans fired upon the Mexican troops, who   retreated; attempts to reach a diplomatic solution then foundered,   and the fighting continued until the Mexican Army retreated again,   returning to San Antonio without the cannon; now determined to rout   the enemy, the victorious Texan force increased its numbers and   pursued the Mexican troops; under the command of Stephen F. Austin,   the Texans laid siege to Mexican-occupied San Antonio, and the war   for independence was truly underway; and          WHEREAS, The Battle of Gonzales signaled the start of the   Texas Revolution, and the courage and resolve demonstrated by the   Texans in this conflict is a lasting source of inspiration to all   who abhor tyranny; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby commemorate the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales.