Bill Text: TX HR2416 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 2416

Bill Title: Commemorating the 2023 Mesquite NAACP Juneteenth Festival.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2416 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR2416-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 2416



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Residents of Mesquite are gathering together on
	June 18, 2023, for the city's fourth annual Juneteenth celebration;
	and
	WHEREAS, The oldest known observance commemorating the end of
	slavery in the United States, Juneteenth specifically celebrates
	the emancipation of African American slaves in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, On June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger
	arrived in Galveston with federal troops to provide military
	support for Reconstruction efforts and to enforce President Abraham
	Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation; that same day, General
	Granger read publicly his General Order No. 3, which proclaimed
	that all slaves were undeniably free from that date onward and that
	there would be "an absolute equality of rights and rights of
	property between former masters and slaves"; and
	WHEREAS, Held on June 19 of each year, the commemoration of
	this momentous event became known as "Juneteenth," and celebrations
	grew over the decades to encompass recitations of the Emancipation
	Proclamation, readings by notable people, and such festive
	activities as singing, parades, rodeos, street fairs, and cookouts;
	the celebration in Mesquite, which is being organized by Mesquite
	Tri-East NAACP, will include vendors, food and drink, and
	children's activities; in addition, the event will feature a live
	performance by Fat Daddy I Got the Blues; and
	WHEREAS, More than 150 years after emancipation was
	proclaimed in Texas, Juneteenth continues to inspire gatherings
	that honor the myriad achievements and immeasurable fortitude of
	the African American community in the Lone Star State; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 2023 Mesquite NAACP Juneteenth
	Festival and extend to all those in attendance sincere best wishes
	for a meaningful and memorable occasion.

	Neave Criado

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 2416 was adopted by the House on May
	29, 2023, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House