Bill Text: TX HR1129 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring actress Holland Taylor on the occasion of her visit to the State Capitol.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1129 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1129-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1129 |
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WHEREAS, The gifted stage and screen actress Holland Taylor | ||
is bringing her one-woman show, ANN: An Affectionate Portrait of | ||
Ann Richards, to Austin in May 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Philadelphia, Ms. Taylor earned her | ||
bachelor's degree in drama from Bennington College and subsequently | ||
moved to New York to start a career in the theater; she appeared in | ||
the original productions of Simon Gray's Butley and A. R. Gurney's | ||
The Cocktail Hour before being cast as Ruth Dunbar in the sitcom | ||
Bosom Buddies with Tom Hanks; and | ||
WHEREAS, That was her breakout role, and she has been a | ||
popular character actor on television and the big screen ever | ||
since, often playing strong, charming women known for their sharp | ||
wit; her first major film was Romancing the Stone, and more recently | ||
she has appeared in Legally Blonde, Baby Mama, and Spy Kids 2 and 3; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Taylor is perhaps most well known for her | ||
Emmy-winning performance as Judge Roberta Kittleson in The | ||
Practice, and for her portrayal as Evelyn Harper in Two and a Half | ||
Men, for which she has been nominated for an Emmy three times; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Taylor embodies yet another smart and | ||
complicated woman in her latest project, which she wrote after | ||
three years of archival research and interviews with the late | ||
governor's family and friends; the play has been staged to great | ||
acclaim in Galveston and San Antonio, and its Austin premiere is | ||
scheduled for May 4 at the Paramount Theatre; and | ||
WHEREAS, Holland Taylor's ability to delight Texans with her | ||
performance as one of their most beloved icons speaks to her | ||
considerable skill as an artist and reveals a Texan generosity of | ||
spirit that Governor Ann Richards herself would have applauded; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Holland Taylor for her outstanding | ||
achievements as an entertainer and extend to her a warm welcome to | ||
the Capitol City; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Taylor as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Strama | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1129 was adopted by the House on April | ||
6, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||