Bill Text: TX HCR41 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Designating Jewett as the Sculpture Capital of Texas and commemorating the third annual Leon County Art Trail.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-25 - Signed by the Governor [HCR41 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR41-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Designating Jewett as the Sculpture Capital of Texas and commemorating the third annual Leon County Art Trail.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-25 - Signed by the Governor [HCR41 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HCR41-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Ashby (Senate Sponsor - Schwertner) | H.C.R. No. 41 | |
| (In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2013; | ||
| May 6, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on | ||
| Administration; May 17, 2013, reported favorably by the following | ||
| vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 17, 2013, sent to printer.) | ||
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| WHEREAS, The creative spirit of Texas artists is strong, and | ||
| nowhere is it more evident than in the city of Jewett, where the | ||
| work of a number of notable sculptors is celebrated and admired by | ||
| residents and visitors alike; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Leon County Art Trail program, which is | ||
| sponsored by the Jewett Economic Development Corporation, matches | ||
| sculptures with local business owners, who display the works | ||
| outside their establishments for the public to enjoy; the program | ||
| is also a competition, and each artist selected to participate | ||
| receives a cash prize, with additional awards for first, second, | ||
| and third place winners; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Now in its third year, the 2013 Art Trail features 27 | ||
| sculptures in a variety of mediums along Main Street and in Eagle | ||
| Scout Park, and these inventive works range from representational | ||
| to abstract to whimsical; 50 more sculptures are displayed in a | ||
| private gallery, while other works have been purchased by the city | ||
| or by businesses for permanent display; with more than 90 | ||
| sculptures in the city, there is one sculpture for every 13 | ||
| residents of Jewett; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is fortunate to be home to many talented | ||
| artists, and the City of Jewett has demonstrated an admirable | ||
| commitment to the cultural enrichment of its community through its | ||
| sponsorship of the Leon County Art Trail; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby commemorate the third annual Leon County Art Trail and | ||
| designate Jewett as the Sculpture Capital of Texas. | ||
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