SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 245
         WHEREAS, VIVA San Antonio Day is taking place at the State
  Capitol on February 28, 2023, and this occasion provides a
  welcome opportunity to honor San Antonio residents for the
  important contributions they are making to the Lone Star
  State; and
         WHEREAS, The history of San Antonio can be traced back to
  1691, when a group of Spanish explorers and missionaries came
  upon a river and named it San Antonio, in honor of Saint Anthony,
  whose feast day was being celebrated; and
         WHEREAS, The city was founded in 1718 by Father Antonio
  Olivares; he established Mission San Antonio de Valero, which
  would become etched in the annals of history in 1836 as the Alamo,
  the site where 189 brave defenders held the mission for 13 days
  against an army of some 4,000 Mexican soldiers; the cry "Remember
  the Alamo" became the rallying point of the Texas Revolution;
  today, the Alamo is a shrine and museum and is widely recognized
  as the cradle of Texas liberty; and
         WHEREAS, San Antonio was formally incorporated in 1837,
  when the fledgling Republic of Texas granted the city a charter;
  the community retains its sense of history and tradition while
  carefully blending in cosmopolitan progress; it continues to
  serve as a crossroads and a meeting place, where the rich
  cultural influences of Native Americans, Old Mexico, German
  immigrants, the Wild West, African Americans, and the Deep South
  mingle and merge; and
         WHEREAS, Known as Military City USA, San Antonio has a
  proud military heritage, and great figures like Pershing,
  Stilwell, Krueger, LeMay, Chennault, and Eisenhower served at
  San Antonio military installations; today, the armed forces
  facilities in the city include Fort Sam Houston, the headquarters
  for the U.S. Army North and U.S. Army South, and Joint Base San
  Antonio-Randolph, the home of the Air Education and Training
  Command, the Air Force Recruiting Service, the Air Force
  Personnel Center, and the Air Force Installation and Mission
  Support Center; in addition, the city is the site of Joint Base
  San Antonio-Lackland, the largest training wing in the United
  States Air Force, which instructs all incoming airmen in basic
  military training, along with vital National Guard and Air Force
  Reserve missions; and
         WHEREAS, The San Antonio Market is home to several
  distinguished medical institutions, including Brooke Army
  Medical Center, which houses the only Level I Trauma Center in
  the Military Health System and the Center for the Intrepid, a
  world-renowned rehabilitation facility; and
         WHEREAS, Recent years have brought remarkable economic
  development to San Antonio as its skilled workforce, excellent
  institutions of public and higher education, and high quality of
  life have attracted important corporate businesses and
  industries to the city; and
         WHEREAS, The city's chambers of commerce serve as leading
  advocates for the business community and are dedicated to
  building and sustaining San Antonio's diverse and prosperous
  economy, particularly in the major local industries of health
  care, manufacturing, aerospace, and information technology; and
         WHEREAS, San Antonio has one of the largest concentrations
  of cybersecurity professionals in the United States, with a
  diverse workforce and globally competitive cybersecurity
  ecosystem that is strategically organized through CyberSecurity
  San Antonio; and
         WHEREAS, Many people delight in visiting San Antonio each
  year; in addition to the Alamo, highlights include La Villita,
  San Fernando Cathedral, the San Antonio Mission Trails, and the
  famed Paseo del Rio, also known as The River Walk; among the other
  attractions that make San Antonio one of the top tourist
  destinations in the country are SeaWorld San Antonio and the Six
  Flags Fiesta Texas theme park, as well as the PGA Tour Valero
  Texas Open, the Alamo Bowl, and the five-time world champion San
  Antonio Spurs; and
         WHEREAS, A highlight of the city's robust event calendar is
  the annual Fiesta San Antonio; first held more than 130 years
  ago, the event was founded by a group of women who decorated
  horse-drawn carriages for a parade in front of the Alamo and
  battled with flower blossoms instead of bullets to honor the
  heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto; and
         WHEREAS, A city of great historical, cultural, and
  economic importance, San Antonio is one of the treasures of the
  Lone Star State, and its citizens may indeed take great pride in
  the place they call home; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby recognize February 28, 2023, as VIVA San
  Antonio Day at the State Capitol and extend to the city's
  residents sincere best wishes for the future.
 
  Menéndez, Campbell
  Gutierrez, Zaffirini
 
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
 
 
 
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       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
  above Resolution was adopted by
  the Senate on February 28, 2023.
   
   
   
    ______________________________ 
       Secretary of the Senate