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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 308
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WHEREAS, Proud residents of the Alamo City are visiting |
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Austin on February 28, 2017, to celebrate VIVA San Antonio Day at |
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the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The history of San Antonio can be traced back to |
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1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came |
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upon a river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony, |
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whose feast day was being celebrated; and |
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WHEREAS, The city was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio |
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Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which |
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would become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo, |
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the site where 189 brave individuals held the mission for 13 days |
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against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; the cry "Remember |
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the Alamo" became the rallying point of the Texas Revolution; |
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today, the Alamo is a shrine and museum and is widely recognized |
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as the cradle of Texas liberty; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio became formally incorporated in 1837, |
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when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter; |
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the community has since retained its sense of history and |
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tradition while carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it |
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continues to serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the |
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rich cultural influences of Native Americans, Old Mexico, German |
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immigrants, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep South |
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mingle and merge; and |
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WHEREAS, The city has a proud military heritage; great |
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military figures like Pershing, Stilwell, Krueger, LeMay, |
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Chennault, and Eisenhower served at San Antonio military |
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institutions, including Fort Sam Houston, the headquarters for |
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the United States Army North and United States Army South, and |
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Randolph Air Force Base, the home of Air Education and Training |
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Command; in addition, San Antonio is the site of Lackland Air |
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Force Base, the largest training wing in the United States Air |
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Force, and the San Antonio Military Health System, home of all |
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United States military medical training; and |
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WHEREAS, Recent years have brought remarkable economic |
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development to San Antonio as its skilled workforce, excellent |
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institutions of public and higher education, and high quality of |
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life have attracted important corporate businesses and industries |
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to the city; and |
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WHEREAS, The city's chambers of commerce serve as leading |
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advocates for the business community and are dedicated to |
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building and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous |
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economy, particularly in the major local industries of health |
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care, manufacturing, aerospace, information technology, and |
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cybersecurity; and |
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WHEREAS, Millions of visitors a year delight in visiting San |
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Antonio; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La Villita, |
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San Fernando Cathedral, the San Antonio Missions Trail, and the |
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famed Paseo del Rio, also known as The Riverwalk; among the other |
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attractions that make San Antonio one of the top tourist |
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destinations in the country are SeaWorld San Antonio and the Six |
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Flags Fiesta Texas theme park as well as the PGA Tour Valero Texas |
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Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the five-time world champion San Antonio |
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Spurs; and |
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WHEREAS, In April 2017, the city will once again celebrate |
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Fiesta San Antonio, the biggest 11-day party in the state; first |
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held more than 120 years ago, the event was founded by a group of |
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women who decorated horse-drawn carriages for a parade in front of |
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the Alamo and battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to |
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honor the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio is truly one of the treasures of the |
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Lone Star State, and VIVA San Antonio Day provides a welcome |
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opportunity to honor the city and its many fine residents; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2017, as VIVA San |
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Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable |
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stay in Austin. |
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Menéndez, Campbell, Uresti, Zaffirini |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 28, 2017. |
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