,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ejc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aj1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cruz7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,commemorating the        
tricentennial of the ,city of ,san      
,antonio1 ,texas4  ,whereas in #agah1   
the ,mission ,san ,antonio de ,valero1  
the ,presidio ,san ,antonio de ,bejar1  
and the ,villa de ,bejar were founded in
 the area that would become the ,city of
 ,san ,antonio 7referred to in this     
preamble as ,san ,antonio72 ,whereas in 
#ahba1 ,san ,antonio became a part of   
the ,mexican empire2 ,whereas in the    
,battle of the ,alamo in #ahcf1 ,mexican
 forces led by ,general ,lopez de ,santa
 ,anna stormed the ,alamo and more than 
#bjj ,united ,states colonists1         
,texians1 and ,tejanos died defending   
the future ,state of ,texas2 ,whereas in
 #ahcf1 the new government of the ,state

 of ,texas formed the county government 
of ,bexar1 and made ,san ,antonio the   
county seat of ,bexar2 ,whereas in      
#ahcg1 by action of the ,city ,council1 
,ciudad ,san ,antonio de ,bejar was     
officially renamed the ,city of ,san    
,antonio2 ,whereas the ,united ,states  
,army post at ,san ,antonio was         
established in #ahfe1 and is known today
 as ,fort ,sam ,houston2 ,whereas in    
#ahgg1 the first passenger train of the 
renamed ,galveston1 ,harrisburg1 and    
,san ,antonio railroad arrived in ,san  
,antonio2 ,whereas ,brooks ,air ,force  
,base was built in #aiag in ,san        
,antonio and operated until closure in  
#bjaa2 ,whereas ,kelly ,field1 also     
known as ,kelly ,air ,force ,base1 was  
founded in #aiag and operated until     
#bjja1 making it the oldest continuously
 operating air base in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas in #aica1 ,randolph   
,air ,force ,base began operating as a  
training facility in ,san ,antonio and  
is now part of ,joint ,base ,san        

,antonio2 ,whereas in #aida1 ,lackland  
,air ,force ,base began operating as a  
training facility in ,san ,antonio and  
is now part of ,joint ,base ,san        
,antonio2 ,whereas in #aifh1 ,san       
,antonio hosted a #f-month international
 exposition known as ,hemis,fair '#fh1  
which welcomed more than #f1jjj1jjj     
visitors from across the world2 ,whereas
 in #aigc1 ,san ,antonio received the   
first and only major professional sports
 team of the city1 the ,san ,antonio    
,spurs1 which has won a total of #e     
,national ,basketball ,association      
championships2 ,whereas in #aihg1 ,pope 
,john ,paul ,,ii became the first and   
only pontiff to visit the ,state of     
,texas and ,san ,antonio2 ,whereas in   
#aiib1 the ,united ,states1 ,mexico1 and
 ,canada signed the ,north ,american    
,free ,trade ,agreement in ,san         
,antonio2 ,whereas in #bjag1 the ,united
 ,nations ,educational1 ,scientific and 
,cultural ,organization inscribed the #e
 ,spanish colonial missions in ,san     

,antonio as a ,world ,heritage ,site2   
,whereas ,san ,antonio is also called   
the ,alamo ,city1 the ,mission ,city1   
and the ,river ,city1 and was officially
 trademarked ,military ,city1 ,,usa in  
#bjag2 ,whereas ,san ,antonio has been  
home to several notable individuals1    
including ,president ,dwight ,d4        
,eisenhower1 ,president ,lyndon ,b4     
,johnson1 ,president ,theodore          
,roosevelt1 ,attorney ,general ,alberto 
,gonzales1 ,congressman ,david          
,crockett1 ,congressman ,garlington     
,jerome ,sutton1 ,general ,douglas      
,mac,arthur1 ,general ,jimmy ,doolittle1
 ,colonel ,james ,bowie1 ,lieutenant    
,colonel ,ed ,white1 ,master ,sergeant  
,raul ,perez ,benavidez1 ,charles       
,lindbergh1 ,carol ,burnett1 ,joan      
,crawford1 ,tommy ,lee ,jones1 ,johnny  
,cash1 ,rosita ,fernandez1 ,santiago    
,jimenez1 ,santiago ,jimenez ,jr41      
,flaco ,jimenez1 and ,secretary ,henry  
,cisneros2 ,whereas ,san ,antonio hosts 
one of the largest annual marches in the

 ,united ,states for ,martin ,luther    
,king ,jr4 ,day1 with nearly #cjj1jjj   
participants2 ,whereas ,san ,antonio is 
the seventh largest city in the ,united 
,states based on population2 ,whereas   
,san ,antonio contributes to the        
cultural life and historical            
understanding of the ,state of ,texas   
through events such as--  7#a7 ,fiesta2 
7#b7 ,luminaria2  7#c7 the ,san ,antonio
 ,stock ,show  ,rodeo2  7#d7 the ,armed 
,forces ,river ,parade2 and  7#e7 the   
,texas ,folk ,life ,festival2 and       
,whereas during the first week of ,may1 
#bjah--  7#a7 ,san ,antonio will honor  
and celebrate the tricentennial         
anniversary of the city2 and  7#b7 each 
day of that week will have a specific   
focus1 including a ,day of ,reflection1 
,history  ,education ,day1 ,founders    
,day1 ,arts for ,all ,day1 ,legacy ,day1
 and ,military ,appreciation ,day3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--  
7#a7 designates #bjah as the year of the
 ,san ,antonio ,tricentennial2 and  7#b7

 honors the history and founding of the 
,city of ,san ,antonio1 ,texas4