TX HCR159

Commemorates the 190th anniversary of the Battle of Gonzales, which occurred on October 2, 1835

Recognizes the battle as the start of the Texas Revolution, sparked when Mexican Army troops attempted to reclaim a cannon loaned to the town of Gonzales

Notes the conflict arose from tensions between Texas colonists and Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna's consolidation of power and abolition of Mexico's Constitution of 1824

Acknowledges that following the battle, Texan forces under Stephen F. Austin pursued Mexican troops and laid siege to San Antonio, launching the war for independence