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Texplainer: State Offices Have Skeleton Crews Today

by Brandi Grissom
January 19, 2011
2 Comments

Hey, Texplainer: Why are Texas state agencies operating with a skeleton crew today? Did I miss the announcement?

Well, it's a venerated Texas holiday, of course: Confederate Heroes' Day. What are you doing to celebrate?

The Texas Legislature first made Jan. 19 a holiday in 1931 to celebrate the birthday of Robert E. Lee, according to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission . In 1973, the Legislature voted to do away with the individual birthday commemorations for Lee and for Jefferson Davis on June 3 and instead recognize one holiday to celebrate both. Voila: Confederate Heroes' Day! In honor ...

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Comments (2)

January 19, 2011 @ 5:37 p.m.

Marcey Casey via Texas Tribune on Facebook

My family was union all the way.
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January 20, 2011 @ 7:48 a.m.

BurningFeet

A prime example we have here, of what State's rights are all about: Texans fought, killed and died to preserve the right of their State to do something stupid, and to keep it that way.