Bill Text: TX HR593 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson for their service as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Awards.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-01 - Reported enrolled [HR593 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR593-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 593

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A dynamic mother-and-daughter team, Gene Jones and
Charlotte Jones Anderson have distinguished themselves through
their exceptional efforts as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of
Arts Awards; and
WHEREAS, The TMAA, a biennial event, is sponsored by the
Texas Cultural Trust to raise awareness of the many ways in which
the arts enhance education, strengthen the economy, and enrich our
cultural heritage; from February 24 to 25 this year, the Texas Medal
of Arts Awards is celebrating eminent artists, entertainers, and
arts patrons at a series of gatherings in Austin, including a gala
dinner, an awards show, and a concert; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Jones and Ms. Anderson are longtime
philanthropists, and they work together through the Gene and Jerry
Jones Family Foundation in behalf of a variety of worthy causes,
including the Salvation Army; moreover, they supervise all areas of
community service for the Dallas Cowboys organization, and they
played key roles in the Texas-themed design of AT&T Stadium and in
the development of the Dallas Cowboys Art Collection at the
facility; and
WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, education, and
the arts, Ms. Jones has served on the boards of the Texas Cultural
Trust, the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist
University, the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU,
and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas; she was instrumental
in the establishment of the Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall in the
Meadows Museum, and she has given of her time and talents as a
member of the Salvation Army's Dallas County Board and of its
National Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Anderson, the executive vice president and
chief brand officer of the Dallas Cowboys, serves on the Salvation
Army's National Advisory Board, and she became its first female
chair in 2013; in addition, she is the first female chair of the NFL
Foundation board; and
WHEREAS, The recipients of the 2013 Texas Medal of Arts
Patron Award, Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson have worked
tirelessly to further the important mission of the Texas Cultural
Trust, and their outstanding efforts are indeed deserving of
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson
for their exemplary service as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of
Arts Awards and honor them for their contributions to the Texas
Cultural Trust; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Jones and Ms. Anderson as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Meyer
Straus Guerra Otto
Allen Guillen Paddie
Alonzo Gutierrez Parker
Alvarado Harless Paul
Anchia Hernandez Peña
Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan
Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips
Ashby Huberty Pickett
Aycock Hughes Price
Bell Hunter Raney
Blanco Isaac Raymond
Bohac Israel Reynolds
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis
Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr.
Button King of Parker Rose
Canales King of Taylor Sanford
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer
Clardy Klick Schofield
Coleman Koop Shaheen
Collier Krause Sheets
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
Crownover Larson Simpson
Dale Laubenberg Smith
Darby Leach Smithee
Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
Dukes Márquez Stickland
Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles VanDeaver
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White of Bell
Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
Geren Murphy Workman
Giddings Murr Wray
Goldman Naishtat Wu
Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
González Oliveira Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 593 was adopted by the House on February
25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House