Bill Text: TX HR521 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 35th annual Denton Arts and Jazz Festival.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR521 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR521-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 521 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The 35th annual Denton Arts and Jazz Festival is | ||
| taking place April 24 through 26, 2015, at Quakertown Park in | ||
| Denton; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Inaugurated in 1980, this highly anticipated event | ||
| features seven stages hosting more than 3,000 performers that range | ||
| from professional ensembles to community, school, and university | ||
| groups showcasing jazz and big band styles as well as dance and | ||
| choral works; in addition, it includes arts and crafts exhibitions | ||
| and other family-friendly attractions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The weekend is made possible through the efforts of | ||
| the Denton Festival Foundation, which is dedicated to the | ||
| preservation and appreciation of visual and performing arts and to | ||
| supporting a number of local cultural institutions, including the | ||
| Campus Theatre and the Center for the Visual Arts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In making the Denton festival free of charge to the | ||
| public, the foundation underscores its commitment to promoting | ||
| greater access to the cultural arts in the broader community; | ||
| moreover, it encourages and assists in the education of young | ||
| artists and provides a showcase for musicians from the Denton area | ||
| to present their work; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival immeasurably | ||
| contributes to the cultural richness of the Lone Star State, and | ||
| this outstanding event and the people who make it happen are indeed | ||
| deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 35th annual Denton Arts and Jazz | ||
| Festival and commend the members of the Denton Festival Foundation | ||
| for their admirable work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Crownover | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 521 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 5, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
