,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #adac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbf,mr4   
,cuell> 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,caul7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,,resolution           
,recogniz+ ! #bga/ anniv]s>y ( ,l>$o1   
,texas4  ,:]eas1 9 #bjbf1 ,l>$o1 ,texas1
 "o ( ! olde/ cities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
w celebrate ! #bga/ anniv]s>y ( its     
f\nd+2 ,:]eas1 ov] ! span ( its hi/ory1 
,l>$o has be5 rul$ "u sev5 flags1       
includ+ ! flags ( ,france1 ,spa91       
,mexico1 ! ,republic ( ,rio ,gr&e1      
,texas1 ! ,conf$]acy1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
  ,:]eas1 9 #agee1 ,spani% ,capta9 ,don 
,tomas ,san*ez1 along ) settl]s1 f\nd$  
,l>$o z a ,spani% settlem5t2 ,:]eas1 9  
#ahdj1 = #aa mon?s1 ,l>$o became its own
 nation1 ! ,republic ( ,rio ,gr&e2      
,:]eas1 9 #ahdh1 foll[+ ! end !         
,mexican-,am]ican ,w> & sign+ ( !       
,treaty ( ,guadalupe ,hidalgo1 "u :i*   
,l>$o (ficially became "p ( ,texas1 :]e 

x rema9s a pr\d "p ( ! ri* hi/ory ( !   
,/ate ( ,texas2 ,:]eas1 today1 locat$ at
 ! c5t] ( ! prim>y trade r\te connect+  
,canada1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ,mexico1    
,l>$o is a critical inl& port ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 a gateway to increas$ trade )  
,mexico2  ,:]eas1 kn[n today z bo? !    
city "u sev5 flags & ! gateway city1    
,l>$o has greatly b5efit$ f its unique  
hi/ory & culture2  ,:]eas ,l>$o's urban 
core cont9ues to be re9vigorat$ z       
comm]cial areas1 resid5tial communities1
 & div]se populations make ?is city _!  
home2 ,:]eas #bjbf m>ks ! #bej?         
,anniv]s>y ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1 
kn[n z ,am]ica#bej1 a nationwide        
commemoration ( ! ,nation's f\nd+ on    
,july #d1 #aggf1 br++ toge!r communities
 across ! c\ntry 9 celebration (        
,am]ican hi/ory1 culture1 & ! democratic
 ideals ^u :i* ! ,nation 0 built2 &     
,:]eas ! #bga/ anniv]s>y ( ,l>$o m>ks   
,l>$o a liv+ symbol ( ! ,am]ican /ory1 a
 city f\nd$ 9 #agee t has endur$ "u sev5
 flags1 welcom$ g5]ations ( families1 & 

gr[n into a vital gateway city ^: hi/ory
 is insep>able f ! broad] tape/ry ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7         
recognizes & celebrates ! #bga/         
anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ ( ,l>$o1 ,texas1 &  
ackn[l$ges ! city's s+ul> place 9       
,am]ican hi/ory z ! olde/ indep5d5t     
settlem5t 9 ! ,/ate ( ,texas2  7#b7     
honors ! citiz5s ( ,l>$o1 ,texas1 = _!  
patriotism1 _! s]vice to ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 & _! contributions to !         
cultural1 economic1 & civic life ( !    
,nation2  7#c7 recognizes ,l>$o's       
extraord9>y legacy ( surviv+ & ?riv+ "u 
sev5 flags1 & salutes its p = build+ a  
vibrant1 bicultural community on ! banks
 ( ! ,rio ,gr&e2  7#d7 ackn[l$ges t1 z !
 ,unit$ ,/ates celebrates ! #bej?       
anniv]s>y ( its indep5d5ce on ,july #d1 
#bjbf1 ,l>$o1 ,texas1 /&s z a pr\d &    
endur+ "p ( ! ,am]ican /ory2 &  7#e7    
calls ^u all ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s1 9 ! 
_s ( ! ,nation's #bej? anniv]s>y1 to    
discov] & honor ! hi/ory ( ,l>$o1       

,texas1 z a p[]ful example ( ! deep     
roots1 cultural ri*ness1 & rem>kable    
div]sity t h always be5 at ! he>t ( !   
,am]ican exp]i5ce4