[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638]
Description
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the observance of state holidays and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a state holiday. "Mario Marcel Salas Copy" is written at the top of the first page.
Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas documents Salas's participant in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s as well as early participation in the SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) San Antonio chapter, and as a civil rights leader for over 50 years.
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Main Title:
[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638]
Added Title:
An Act Relating to the Observance of Certain State Holidays
Description
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the observance of state holidays and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a state holiday. "Mario Marcel Salas Copy" is written at the top of the first page.
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638],
legislative document,
March 1991;
Austin, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1261349/:
accessed June 5, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas.