Bill Text: TX HR1758 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Lin-Manuel Miranda for his professional accomplishments and civic engagement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1758 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1758-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1758 |
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WHEREAS, Lin-Manuel Miranda made history spring to life as | ||
creator of the groundbreaking musical Hamilton, and he has used his | ||
growing fame to make a positive difference in the lives of countless | ||
individuals; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Luis A. Miranda Jr. and Luz | ||
Towns-Miranda, Lin-Manuel Miranda grew up in a New York City | ||
household full of music; his parents introduced him to the magic of | ||
Broadway through an extensive record collection, and they also | ||
instilled in him and his sister, Luz, a strong sense of civic | ||
responsibility, taking them along to school board meetings, | ||
campaigns, and activities at nonprofit organizations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Miranda demonstrated exceptional talent at an | ||
early age, playing the piano and performing in school productions; | ||
while still in high school, he began writing musicals, and before | ||
graduating from Wesleyan University, he completed a draft of In the | ||
Heights; that chronicle of Hispanic life in upper Manhattan | ||
received four Tony Awards in 2008, affirming the wisdom of his | ||
father, who had encouraged him to pursue his dreams, rather than a | ||
safe career path; the following year, Mr. Miranda previewed | ||
material from Hamilton at a White House poetry and spoken word | ||
event, and the musical went on to a sold-out run at The Public | ||
Theater before becoming a Broadway smash, with Mr. Miranda playing | ||
the role of founding father Alexander Hamilton; in 2016, it won 11 | ||
Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the Grammy Award for | ||
Best Musical Theater Album, among many other accolades; the | ||
production has drawn a host of notable audience members, from | ||
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to musicians | ||
Paul McCartney, Rubén Blades, and David Byrne; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ever more in demand, Mr. Miranda has gone on to | ||
other projects in publishing, television, film, theater, and music; | ||
he starred in Mary Poppins Returns and received a 2018 Grammy Award | ||
for the original song "How Far I'll Go," from the Disney feature | ||
Moana; in addition, he has devoted himself to philanthropy, | ||
especially in Puerto Rico, where his parents grew up; he and his | ||
family have been active in relief efforts following Hurricane | ||
Maria, raising over $40 million for the Hispanic Federation's fund; | ||
they joined the producers of Hamilton to create the Flamboyan Arts | ||
Fund for the island, and together, they have worked to encourage | ||
Latino political involvement and to support such causes as | ||
education and voting and immigrant rights; and | ||
WHEREAS, Lin-Manuel Miranda has inspired his fellow | ||
Americans through both his artistry and his dedication to making | ||
the world a better place, and his myriad fans look forward with | ||
great anticipation to his next endeavors; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Lin-Manuel Miranda for his professional | ||
accomplishments and civic engagement 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. Miranda as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Martinez Fischer | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1758 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||