87(R) HCR 1 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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             WHEREAS, The Ten Commandments set forth a code of moral |
 
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conduct that has had a significant impact on the development of the |
 
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legal principles of western civilization; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, It is clear from their writings that our founding |
 
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fathers believed devotedly that there was a God, and throughout |
 
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American history all three branches of government have acknowledged |
 
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the strong role of religion in our nation's heritage and in the |
 
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lives of its citizens; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Government should not now or ever demonstrate any |
 
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hostility to observances of faith by disabling the recognition of |
 
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our religious heritage; reflecting our history as a religious |
 
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people, prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public |
 
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gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public |
 
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educational institutions and other government buildings are |
 
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acknowledgements of the continuing and important role of our |
 
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religious tradition; now, therefore, be it |
 
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             RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
 
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hereby support prayers, including the use of the word "God," at |
 
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public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public |
 
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educational institutions and other government buildings. |
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     President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House           |
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             I certify that H.C.R. No. 1 was adopted by the House on May |
 
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14, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 103, Nays 8, 12 present, not |
 
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voting. |
 
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Chief Clerk of the House       |
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             I certify that H.C.R. No. 1 was adopted by the Senate on May |
 
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24, 2021, by the following vote:    Yeas 27, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
 
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voting. |
 
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Secretary of the Senate       |
 
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                           Governor               |