Proclamation 2021-12 - Texas Independence Day & General Sam Houston Day - 3/2/2021
P roclamation No. 2021-12
WHEREAS many brave defenders of the Republic of Texas mad the ultimate
sacrifice and secured independence at the Battle of San Jacinto; and
WHEREAS Texas was born on March 2, 1836, when delegates from throughout
what was known as the Mexican Department of Texas convened at
Washington-on-the-Brazos and signed the Texas Declaration of
Independence; and
WHEREAS the vision of freedom set down by our founders in the Texas
Declaration of Independence lives on in the Texas spirit today; and
WHEREAS our community recognizes Texan and American hero General Sam
Houston, who was born on March 2, 1793, and helped assure this
onetime sovereign nation of its victory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in
me on behalf of the Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
March 2, 2021
be declared: Texas Independence Day
& General Sam Houston Day
in the city of Huntsville and encourage all citizens to reflect and remember the
determination of Texan forces in 1836 and the continued significance of March 2.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 2 day of March 2021.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor