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  89R32855 KSM-D     By: Lowe H.C.R. No. 162       CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, March 2, 2026, will mark the 190th anniversary of   the establishment of the Republic of Texas; and          WHEREAS, On March 1, 1836, amid mounting tensions with   Mexico, delegates from across Texas convened in the new town of   Washington; the president of the convention, Richard Ellis,   appointed a committee to draft a declaration of independence;   George Childress, the chair of the committee, is generally believed   to have drafted the document, quite possibly even before his   arrival; the U.S. Declaration of Independence served as its model;   and          WHEREAS, While conducting their work, the delegates received   regular reports from San Antonio, where Mexican General Antonio   López de Santa Anna's troops were laying siege to the Alamo; the   convention considered the 12-page declaration of independence on   March 2, and the motion to adopt was made by Sam Houston; and          WHEREAS, The delegates also approved a constitution for the   new Republic of Texas; in addition, they elected an interim   government led by David G. Burnet as president, with Lorenzo de   Zavala as vice president, Samuel P. Carson as secretary of state,   Thomas J. Rusk as secretary of war, Robert Potter as secretary of   the navy, Bailey Hardeman as secretary of the treasury, and David   Thomas as attorney general; and          WHEREAS, On March 15, the terrible news of the fall of the   Alamo reached the convention; two days later, delegates learned   that the Mexican army had advanced within 60 miles of Washington,   and they adjourned in great haste; just over a month later, though,   the Texans would win the Battle of San Jacinto, and the independence   of the Republic of Texas was truly secured; and          WHEREAS, The love of freedom is the founding principle of the   Lone Star State, and the signing of the Texas Declaration of   Independence on March 2, 1836, marked a turning point in a   fascinating history that continues to inspire people across the   country and around the world; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby commemorate the 190th anniversary of the establishment of   the Republic of Texas.