Bill Text: TX HR586 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 217th anniversary of the birth of Benito Juárez and honoring Latino businesses in the Lone Star State.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR586 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR586-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 586

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, An important day on the Mexican calendar, March 21,
2023, marks the 217th anniversary of the birth of national hero
Benito Juárez; and
WHEREAS, Benito Juárez rose from humble beginnings to become
the first indigenous president of Mexico and served five terms,
spanning two civil wars; born in 1806 to Zapotec Indian parents, he
graduated from the Franciscan seminary in Oaxaca and earned a law
degree from the Institute of Sciences and Arts; he supported
indigenous rights from the very beginning of his career in
government, as a member of the Oaxaca city council; and
WHEREAS, After winning election to the national Chamber of
Deputies, Mr. Juárez helped draft the transformational
Constitution of 1857, which abolished slavery and granted complete
equality under the law; it protected individual Mexicans with a
bill of rights, including freedom of speech, assembly, and the
press; one provision of that charter, known as the Ley Juárez,
drastically limited the power and privilege of the Catholic Church
and the military; and
WHEREAS, Conservatives rebelled against democratization, but
President Juárez led Liberal forces to victory in the War of the
Reform; he then triumphed over foreign occupation in a second war,
known as the French Intervention, securing the future of the
Republic; his leadership ushered in a period known as La Reforma,
the Reform, a political and social revolution that brought about
the expropriation of church lands, the subordination of the army to
civilian control, and the separation of church and state in public
affairs; President Juárez died in office in 1872, and 16 years
later, the city of El Paso del Norte was renamed Ciudad Juárez in
his honor; and
WHEREAS, Benito Juárez is justly revered as one of Mexico's
greatest heroes, and every March, a national holiday reminds
citizens of the vital role he played in the history of the Americas;
many companies in Mexico close to mark this occasion, and we may
take this opportunity to celebrate the outstanding contributions
made by Latino businesses in Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 217th anniversary of the birth
of Benito Juárez and honor Latino businesses in the Lone Star State.
Morales of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 586 was adopted by the House on March
21, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House