Bill Text: TX HCR75 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Encouraging the State Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State History Museum to establish a museum of Texas music history as a permanent and integral program within the Bullock Museum.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-05-24 - Referred to Administration [HCR75 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HCR75-Engrossed.html
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| By: Thompson of Harris | H.C.R. No. 75 | |
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| WHEREAS, Texas musicians have made enormous contributions to | ||
| American culture, and the state would realize significant benefits | ||
| through the establishment of a major museum to celebrate the | ||
| richness and diversity of the music created by its sons and | ||
| daughters; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Around the world, music fans recognize the Lone Star | ||
| State as the birthplace of such giants as Van Cliburn, Bob Wills, | ||
| Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Stevie Ray | ||
| Vaughan, Beyoncé, George Strait, Ornette Coleman, and the members | ||
| of ZZ Top; a state museum would attract a host of visitors eager to | ||
| learn more about these legends, and it would provide an opportunity | ||
| to raise awareness of the important role Texas has played in the | ||
| evolution of a wide array of genres, including folk, blues, | ||
| country, rock 'n' roll, gospel, Tejano, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop; in | ||
| addition, it would introduce young Texans to seminal figures in the | ||
| evolution of American music, among them Scott Joplin, Sippie | ||
| Wallace, Lightnin' Hopkins, Dale Evans, George Jones, Lefty | ||
| Frizzell, Lydia Mendoza, Flaco Jiménez, Selena Quintanilla Perez, | ||
| and many others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Austin's status as the state's capital and its | ||
| reputation as "the Live Music Capital of the World" make the city an | ||
| obvious choice for the site of such a museum; moreover, Central | ||
| Texas has long been identified with musicology, not only through | ||
| the pioneering work of internationally known folklorists John and | ||
| Alan Lomax, but also through programs of The University of Texas at | ||
| Austin, Texas State University, the Texas Historical Commission, | ||
| and the Bullock Texas State History Museum; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Indeed, the Bullock Museum would be an ideal home | ||
| for a music museum, given its mission to engage a broad public | ||
| audience in the unfolding story of the history, culture, and people | ||
| of Texas, as well as its strong record of incorporating the arts in | ||
| exhibitions and in such programming as the popular Music Under the | ||
| Star concert series; a new music museum within the Bullock Museum | ||
| could develop fruitful partnerships with other relevant | ||
| institutions and agencies, among them the Texas Music Office, the | ||
| Economic Development and Tourism Division of the Governor's Office, | ||
| the Austin Music Commission, the Texas Music Museum, the Texas | ||
| Music Hall of Fame, and museums devoted to specific genres; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland drives | ||
| more than $107 million in economic impact each year; in Nashville, | ||
| the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has an annual economic | ||
| impact in excess of $30 million, with annual attendance of more than | ||
| 564,000; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Establishing a music museum within the Bullock Texas | ||
| State History Museum would be a natural extension of that | ||
| institution's mission, and it would heighten appreciation for one | ||
| of the most important aspects of Texas culture while drawing | ||
| greater attention to a growing industry and spurring further | ||
| economic development; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby encourage the State Preservation Board and the director of | ||
| the Bullock Texas State History Museum to establish a museum of | ||
| Texas music history and dedicate the third floor of the Bullock | ||
| Museum to this permanent and integral program; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature encourage the State | ||
| Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State | ||
| History Museum to explore initiatives to generate revenue for the | ||
| project, such as the use of the facility for catered events; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature encourage the State | ||
| Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State | ||
| History Museum, in order to expedite the establishment of a museum | ||
| of Texas music history and to benefit from the Texas Music Office's | ||
| experience, resources, and proven record of success, to assign | ||
| primary responsibility for developing and operating this museum to | ||
| the Texas Music Office; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature encourage the Texas | ||
| Music Office to consider contracting with third parties to assist | ||
| in the development and operation of the museum of Texas music | ||
| history; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official | ||
| copies of this resolution to the executive director of the State | ||
| Preservation Board and to the director of the Bullock Texas State | ||
| History Museum. | ||
