Bill Text: TX HR459 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Lone Star Opry in Giddings on its 20th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-12 - Reported enrolled [HR459 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR459-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 459 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Lone Star Opry in Giddings celebrated its 20th | ||
| anniversary on January 7, 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Members of the local Rotary Club sponsored the first | ||
| "Country Music Monday" on January 4, 1993, at the Sons of Hermann | ||
| Hall; in 2010, the event acquired the name Lone Star Opry and was | ||
| moved to the Giddings High School Cafetorium, a venue that | ||
| continues to host the event on the first Monday of every month, with | ||
| an average draw of 500 fans at each performance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Lone Star Opry has entertained appreciative | ||
| audiences with family-style shows featuring popular local | ||
| performers, budding new talent, and seasoned professionals; the | ||
| versatile house band covers musical styles ranging from traditional | ||
| country to gospel and bluegrass and provides accompaniment for | ||
| artists from across the Lone Star State as well as for guests from | ||
| Nashville and beyond; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From its inception, the Lone Star Opry has been | ||
| managed and operated by the Rotary Club, and the funds raised by the | ||
| event are used for scholarships and other community projects; | ||
| during the last 20 years, the club has donated more than $130,000 to | ||
| help further educational opportunities for graduating high school | ||
| seniors from Giddings, Lexington, and Dime Box High Schools; other | ||
| worthwhile endeavors have included the purchase of playground | ||
| equipment for an area park, financial support for a local food | ||
| pantry, and assistance to the public library and to nursing homes in | ||
| the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For two decades, the Lone Star Opry has provided a | ||
| unique showcase for established and emerging musicians, and in so | ||
| doing it has contributed greatly to the cultural vitality of the | ||
| city and to many worthy initiatives in Lee County; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Lone | ||
| Star Opry and recognize the Rotary Club of Giddings for its ongoing | ||
| sponsorship of the event; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Rotary Club of Giddings as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Kleinschmidt | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 459 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 5, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
