IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1120 
Recognizing the 174th anniversary of the independence of the State of Texas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2010 
Mr. POE of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 174th anniversary of the independence of 
the State of Texas. 
Whereas the Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted 
by the Delegates of the People of Texas in General Con-
vention on March 2, 1836; 
Whereas the name Texas came from the Caddo Indians of 
eastern Texas who called their group of tribes the 
‘‘Tejas’’, meaning ‘‘those who are friends’’; 
Whereas Texas was admitted as a State of the United States 
on December 29, 1845; 
Whereas Texas is the only State to enter the United States 
by treaty instead of territorial annexation; 
Whereas the colors in the Texas flag, red, white, and blue, 
symbolize bravery, liberty, and loyalty, respectively; 
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Whereas Texas covers an area of 268,601 square miles, 
which makes Texas the largest of the contiguous States, 
encompassing 7.4 percent of the total land mass of the 
United States; 
Whereas Texas contains three of the top ten most populous 
cities in the United States: Houston, Dallas and San An-
tonio; 
Whereas the capitol building in Austin, Texas, is taller than 
the United States Capitol Building and was constructed 
of 15,000 carloads of pink granite; 
Whereas Fort Hood and other military installations in Texas 
serve as home to 40 percent of the combat power of the 
Armed Forces, and these installations also have an enor-
mous economic influence on their surrounding commu-
nities; 
Whereas the principal farm products produced in Texas are 
cattle, cotton, wheat, and dairy products, and Texas is 
the largest producer of wool in the United States; 
Whereas Texas produces more fuel, including petroleum and 
natural gas, than any other State; 
Whereas Texas ports move an average of 317 million metric 
tons of cargo annually, which represents approximately 
17 percent of the total United States port tonnage and 
over 50 percent of United States imports and exports; 
Whereas marine and intermodal transportation accounts for 
nearly $65 billion, or 10 percent, of the gross State prod-
uct of Texas, and Texas ports account for almost $5 bil-
lion in local and State tax revenue annually; 
Whereas the official nickname of Texas is The Lone Star 
State, in recognition of its origin as an independent re-
public and the single star on the Texas flag; 
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Whereas the Texas State motto is Friendship and the State 
Song is ‘‘Texas, Our Texas’’; 
Whereas Texas has two State mammals, the Texas longhorn 
and the armadillo; 
Whereas the State tree of Texas is the pecan, the State Bird 
is the Mockingbird, the State flower is the Bluebonnet, 
and the State gem is the Texas Blue Topaz; and 
Whereas the official sport of Texas is Rodeo: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog-
nizes the 174th anniversary of the independence of the 
State of Texas. 
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