Proc. 2017-14 -Texas Week, 3-2-17
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2017-14
WHEREAS Article 6144(a) of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes sets apart annually the entire week in which Texas Independence Day, March 2nd, occurs, as “Texas Week”; and
WHEREAS the Republic of Texas was born on March 2, 1836, when delegates from throughout what was the Mexican Department of Texas convened at Washington-on-the-Brazos and signed the Texas
Declaration of Independence; and
WHEREAS from the fall of 1835 to spring 1836, Texans of all backgrounds came together to fight for liberty and better government, enduring hardship and defeat, most notably at the Alamo
and Goliad; and
WHEREAS our community recognizes Texan and American hero General Sam Houston, who was born on March 2, and helped assure this onetime sovereign nation of its victory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
February 26-March 4, 2017
be declared: Texas Week
in the city of Huntsville, and encourage all citizens to exalt and extol the determination of Texan forces in 1836 and the continued significance of March 2 and Texas Week.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 2nd day of March 2017.
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Andy Brauninger, Mayor