85R4751 JGH-D     By: Price H.R. No. 2567       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, March 2, 2018, marks the 182nd anniversary of the   adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence, the moment in   1836 when proud Texans proclaimed an independent republic and took   the first steps down a road that would lead, nine years later, to   Texas joining the Union as the 28th state; and          WHEREAS, The delegates to the Convention of 1836 assembled on   March 1 at Washington-on-the-Brazos, meeting in an unfinished   building in bitterly cold weather; even as they set about forging a   new nation, the defenders of the Alamo were preparing to face the   final assault by the troops of General Antonio López de Santa Anna;   and          WHEREAS, Adopted on March 2, the Declaration of Independence   listed many grievances against the government of Mexico, citing,   among other things, its despotism, violence, and abridgement of   civil liberties; the document concluded by boldly declaring "that   the people of Texas do now constitute a free, Sovereign, and   independent republic, and are fully invested with all the rights   and attributes which properly belong to independent nations"; and          WHEREAS, Five copies of the declaration were immediately   dispatched to Béxar, Goliad, Nacogdoches, Brazoria, and San Felipe,   and another 1,000 copies were distributed as printed handbills; on   March 6, the men of the Alamo made their heroic last stand, and   nearly seven weeks after that, General Sam Houston and his 900   troops, with the cry of "Remember the Alamo!" on their lips,   defeated Santa Anna's army at San Jacinto, bringing an end to   Mexican rule in Texas; and          WHEREAS, One of the pivotal dates in Texas history, March 2   continues to be celebrated annually by Texans across the length and   breadth of the state; on this occasion, Texas Independence Day,   they reflect upon the freedoms they enjoy and honor the courage and   sacrifice of the men and women who, against the odds, brought these   blessings to pass; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas   Legislature hereby commemorate Texas Independence Day 2018 and pay   tribute to the memory of those individuals who founded the Republic   of Texas.