Bill Text: TX HR1963 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Aaronetta Pierce of San Antonio for her civic leadership.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-06-04 - Reported enrolled [HR1963 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR1963-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1963 |
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WHEREAS, Aaronetta Pierce of San Antonio has greatly | ||
benefited her fellow citizens as a dynamic advocate for African | ||
American art, culture, and history; and | ||
WHEREAS, In early 2021, Mrs. Pierce was appointed as one of | ||
the tri-chairs of the Alamo Citizens Advisory Committee; the | ||
committee was established by the city council to create a vision and | ||
guiding principles for the redevelopment of Alamo Plaza and the | ||
surrounding area; traditionally serving as the city's central | ||
public forum, the plaza includes a civil rights landmark, the | ||
100-year-old Woolworth Building, which was the site of the South's | ||
first peaceful desegregation of a lunch counter; Mrs. Pierce has | ||
championed its preservation as a prominent member of the Coalition | ||
for the Woolworth Building; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mrs. Pierce has been active in the community for | ||
decades; in 1985, she became the first Black woman appointed to the | ||
Texas Commission on the Arts; she chaired the Martin Luther King | ||
City/County Commission as it organized the city's inaugural Martin | ||
Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, and she also chaired a | ||
blue-ribbon committee that led to the creation of the city's | ||
Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs; as a member of the San | ||
Antonio Museum Association board, she was instrumental in bringing | ||
the first important survey of African American art to the city; she | ||
and her husband, Dr. Joseph A. Pierce Jr., founded Premier Artworks | ||
to promote the work of African American artists and authors across | ||
the country; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mrs. Pierce has served on the boards | ||
of a host of worthy organizations, including the San Antonio | ||
Performing Arts Association, the San Antonio Area Foundation, the | ||
Witte Museum, the Spurs Foundation, and United Way; among numerous | ||
accolades, she was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in | ||
1993; and | ||
WHEREAS, Aaronetta Pierce has made a lasting, positive | ||
imprint on San Antonio through her wide-ranging contributions, and | ||
she continues to dedicate herself to the betterment of the city; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Aaronetta Pierce for her civic leadership | ||
and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mrs. Pierce as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Gervin-Hawkins | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1963 was adopted by the House on May | ||
31, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||