[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the bills introduced by Frank Tejada and Karyne Conley to the Texas Senate to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official state holiday. The article also includes quotes from Mario Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding the holiday.
Date: 1991
Creator: Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
DGS Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 1, January 1991 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 1, January 1991

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: January 1991
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer Announcing the 1991 Dallas Genealogical Society Membership Roster] (open access)

[Flyer Announcing the 1991 Dallas Genealogical Society Membership Roster]

Flyer announcing the Dallas Genealogical Society 1991 Membership Roster to be published on April 15, 1991. The flyer provides information about how to be included in the roster and how to pay membership dues for the year 1991.
Date: 1991~
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Fifth Annual Celebration Martin Luther King, Jr.] (open access)

[Program: Fifth Annual Celebration Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Program for the Fifth Annual Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. organized by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial City-County Commission in San Antonio, Texas. The schedule events take place between January 12 and January 21, 1991 and the theme for 1991's celebration is "Non-Violence: A Time to Act...A Way to Live!"
Date: January 1991
Creator: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial City-County Commisison
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Council [sc]raps VIA meeting] (open access)

[Clipping: Council [sc]raps VIA meeting]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "Council [sc]raps VIA meeting" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing a non-binding resolution passed by the San Antonio City Council urging VIA staffers not to attend a training conference in Tempe, Arizona because of Arizona's vote against a Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The article also states the purpose and costs of attending the conference.
Date: January 4, 1991
Creator: Gonzalez, Susie Phillips
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: VIA pressed to bypass Arizona meet] (open access)

[Clipping: VIA pressed to bypass Arizona meet]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "VIA pressed to bypass Arizona meet," in the San Antonio Light discussing community efforts urging VIA Metropolitan Transit to boycott an Arizona transit conference due to Arizona's rejection of adopting Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official holiday.
Date: January 4, 1991
Creator: Hagerty, Vaugn & McAuliffe, Suzanne
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Citizens should focus energy on more substantive problems] (open access)

[Clipping: Citizens should focus energy on more substantive problems]

Newspaper clipping of an opinion piece discussing the debate in San Antonio over whether the VIA Metropolitan Authority should attend a transportation conference in Tempe, Arizona.
Date: January 9, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill, No. 134] (open access)

[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill, No. 134]

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a state holiday and changing Confederate Heroes Day to June 3rd.
Date: January 14, 1991
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill, No. 134] (open access)

[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill, No. 134]

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to establishing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a state holiday and changing Confederate Heroes Day to June 3rd.
Date: January 14, 1991
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1991 (open access)

The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1991

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
DGS Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 2, February 1991 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 2, February 1991

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: February 1991
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
City Council of San Antonio, Resolution No. 91-06-07 (open access)

City Council of San Antonio, Resolution No. 91-06-07

Resolution of the City Council of San Antonio urging the Texas Legislature to make the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. an official state holiday.
Date: February 7, 1991
Creator: San Antonio (Tex.)
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1991 (open access)

The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 28, 1991

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: February 28, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638] (open access)

[72nd Texas Legislature, Regular Sessions, House Bill No. 638]

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.
Date: March 1991
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ann Richards and Rosanne Cash at South by Southwest]

Photograph of Rosanna Cash and Ann Richards standing next to each other at South by Southwest (SXSW). Ann Richards is wearing a light-colored suit and Rosanne Cash is wearing a navy blue, long-sleeve outfit.
Date: March 1991
Creator: Davis, Lisa
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
DGS Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 3, March 1991 (open access)

DGS Newsletter, Volume 15, Number 3, March 1991

Newsletter of the Dallas Genealogical Society discussing membership, Society meetings, genealogical workshops and events, and other news of interest to members.
Date: March 1991
Creator: Dallas Genealogical Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Spring 1991 (open access)

The Black Panther (Berkeley, Calif.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Spring 1991

Newspaper from Berkeley, California that includes news and information about the Black Panther Party.
Date: Spring 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "Civil Rights Activists Calls for MKL Holiday" in NOKOA - The Observer, discussing Mario Marcel Salas' address to the Texas State Senate Public Affairs Committee in support of a bill to officially recognized Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid state holiday.
Date: March 22, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article Regarding San Antonio Opinions on Martin Luther King, Jr.] (open access)

[Article Regarding San Antonio Opinions on Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Newspaper clippings of the article, "S. A. lawmakers push for[..]" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing two bills in the Texas State Legislature to make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an officially recognized state holiday.
Date: March 24, 1991
Creator: Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday] (open access)

[Clipping: S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday]

Newspaper clipping of the article, "S. A. lawmakers push for King's own holiday" in the San Antonio Express-News discussing the bills introduced by Frank Tejada and Karyne Conley to the Texas Senate to recognize Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as an official state holiday. The article also includes quotes from Mario Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding the holiday.
Date: March 24, 1991
Creator: Smith, Richard
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #1]

Newspaper clipping of the first page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott by the National Football League to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday, and there is a photo of Mario Marcel Salas in front of a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E. & Kennedy, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2] (open access)

[Clipping: Boycott urged to force state King holiday #2]

Newspaper clippings of the second page of the article, "Boycott urged to force state King holiday," discussing a boycott to encourage Texas to make Martin Luther King Day a full holiday. Civil rights leaders in Texas urged the National Football League to boycott Texas when Houston was being considered as the location of the Super Bowl for 1995. The article quotes Mario Marcel Salas, state senator Frank Tejada, and Rev. R. A. Callies regarding their efforts in organizing the push for the holiday.
Date: March 27, 1991
Creator: Garcia, James E.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl] (open access)

[Clipping: Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl]

Newspaper clipping of the article "Activist seeks holiday, or no Super Bowl" in the San Antonio Light. The article discusses the plans of Mario Salas to request the National Football League boycott Texas as a potential Super Bowl location if the state does not make Martin Luther King, Jr. Day an official holiday.
Date: March 28, 1991
Creator: Chapin, David
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1991 (open access)

The Weatherford Grass Burr (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1991

Student newspaper of Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Texas that includes school news and information along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History