Bill Text: TX HR680 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 680 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commending art therapist and O. Henry Middle School counselor Wanda Montemayor of Austin for leading a project to create a mural depicting 100 years of history at Deep Eddy Pool.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR680 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR680-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 680



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, Wanda Montemayor, an art therapist and school
	counselor, initiated and led an effort in 2011 to create a mosaic
	mural at Deep Eddy Pool in Austin; and
	WHEREAS, This impressive public art installation depicts the
	100-year history of the oldest swimming pool in Texas with a
	colorful array of tiles and mirror shards; along with
	black-and-white illustrations of patrons in period attire, the
	1200-square-foot design includes discrete sections of text
	describing a time when the pool featured carnival acts such as a
	trapeze and a diving horse; and
	WHEREAS, The mural is the end result of a half-decade of
	research, planning, fund-raising, and dedicated work on the part of
	Ms. Montemayor and more than 60 volunteers, including children and
	teens from eight Austin area schools; motivated by a desire to
	encourage self-expression and to help students develop a sense of
	belonging, she tasked them with crafting and laying the blue and
	green clay tiles and inscribing them with personal messages about
	their lives and their plans for the future; and
	WHEREAS, An eighth-grade counselor at O. Henry Middle School,
	Ms. Montemayor has championed the use of art therapy to help at-risk
	children for more than a decade; she holds master's degrees in art
	therapy and professional counseling and has shared her expertise
	with such organizations as Safe Place, Con Mi MADRE, and Big
	Brothers Big Sisters; and
	WHEREAS, Through her involvement in this worthwhile
	initiative, Wanda Montemayor created both a vibrant tribute to a
	historic Texas landmark and a creative outlet for young people, and
	she may reflect with great pride on her role in an artistic endeavor
	that will be admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Wanda Montemayor for overseeing the Deep
	Eddy mural project and extend to her sincere best wishes for
	continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Montemayor as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Howard

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 680 was adopted by the House on March
	13, 2013, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House