Section 662.047 - State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day (Star Day)(a) February 19 is State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day (STAR Day) in honor of Texas joining the Union and the day that James Pinckney Henderson became the first governor of the State of Texas in 1846.(b) State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day (STAR Day) shall be regularly observed by appropriate and patriotic programs in the public schools and other places to properly commemorate the annexation of this state and to inspire a greater appreciation for the history of this state.Tex. Gov't. Code § 662.047
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 502, Sec. 1, eff. 6/18/1999, and Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1453, Sec. 7, eff. 8/30/1999. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 662.046, 662.050 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(58), eff. 9/1/2001.