Bill Text: TX HR1680 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Cruz Ortiz of San Antonio for his artistic accomplishments and contributions to civic life.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1680 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1680-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1680 |
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WHEREAS, Artist Cruz Ortiz of San Antonio has distinguished | ||
himself by using his talent to increase engagement in the political | ||
process; and | ||
WHEREAS, An activist as well as an artist, Mr. Ortiz has | ||
created compelling posters for the Texas Democratic Convention and | ||
for numerous campaigns for public office at the local, state, and | ||
national levels; his singular style draws from Latino pop culture, | ||
street art, and the DIY aesthetic of punk rock, sparking interest in | ||
people not usually interested in politics; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Ortiz has also hosted benefits that draw an | ||
eclectic crowd; in 2008, he raised nearly $5,000 for Barack Obama's | ||
presidential campaign at a silk-screening party, and he later | ||
received a thank-you letter from the White House; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Houston in 1972, Mr. Ortiz grew up in a | ||
Democratic household; he earned his bachelor's degree in fine arts | ||
at The University of Texas at San Antonio and taught art at Lee High | ||
School for 15 years before launching a design business, Snake Hawk | ||
Press; he and his employees use vintage equipment from a legendary | ||
West Side print shop that once served many local Democrats; in | ||
addition to high-profile political commissions, he has completed | ||
commercial projects for a number of national brands, and his work in | ||
a variety of media, including installations, performance art, and | ||
video, has been exhibited at Artpace San Antonio, the Contemporary | ||
Arts Museum Houston, and the San Juan Poly/Graphic Triennial in | ||
Puerto Rico, among many other institutions and events; and | ||
WHEREAS, Cruz Ortiz has won the respect and appreciation of | ||
innumerable people through both his art and his activism, and his | ||
admirers look forward with anticipation to his next projects; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Cruz Ortiz for his artistic | ||
accomplishments and contributions to civic life and extend to him | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Ortiz as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Martinez Fischer | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1680 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||