Bill Text: TX HR2458 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the F.L.A.G. Program's 2023 Flag Day Celebration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2458 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2458-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2458 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Fly, Lower, and Gather Program is hosting a Flag | ||
| Day Celebration on June 10, 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year, Americans celebrate Flag Day to mark the | ||
| anniversary of the official adoption of the Stars and Stripes on | ||
| June 14, 1777; the annual event dates back to 1885, when a Wisconsin | ||
| public school teacher arranged for his students to commemorate | ||
| "Flag Birthday," and celebrations were held throughout the late | ||
| 19th century by the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, the New York | ||
| Society of the Sons of the Revolution, and the National Society of | ||
| the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; | ||
| in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation | ||
| establishing Flag Day as a nationwide observance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Jim Rodriguez | ||
| of Waxahachie founded the Fly, Lower, and Gather Program in 2010 to | ||
| help students learn about the history of the American flag, as well | ||
| as the time-honored protocol surrounding its display; the | ||
| initiative encourages youngsters to take pride in their country and | ||
| their flag, and it has since been implemented by many schools in | ||
| Texas and beyond; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The F.L.A.G. Program has instilled in numerous young | ||
| people a greater sense of patriotism, and the organization's Flag | ||
| Day Celebration serves as an occasion to reflect on the legacy of | ||
| Old Glory and on the national heritage for which it stands; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the F.L.A.G. Program's 2023 Flag Day | ||
| Celebration and extend to all those in attendance sincere best | ||
| wishes for a meaningful and memorable event; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the program as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Neave Criado | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2458 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
