Bill Text: TX HR710 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring the Texas Cultural Trust and the recipients of the 2015 Texas Medal of Arts Awards.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR710 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HR710-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 710

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Cultural Trust is recognizing the 2015
Texas Medal of Arts Award winners at its signature event in Austin
on February 24 and 25, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1995, the Texas Cultural Trust
heightens awareness of the many ways in which the arts enhance
education and improve quality of life in our communities; the
organization provides leadership in promoting and supporting the
arts to ensure that the Lone Star State maintains its reputation for
excellence in the cultural sphere and continues to benefit from
related economic development; and
WHEREAS, Fulfilling its mission to inspire, integrate, and
illuminate the arts, the Texas Cultural Trust sponsors its biennial
Texas Medal of Arts Awards to pay tribute to Texans who have made
significant contributions in the state and around the world through
their creative talent or philanthropic efforts; and
WHEREAS, Those selected for the 2015 awards are T Bone
Burnett, music; Jamie Foxx, film; Kilgore College Rangerettes,
dance; Rick Lowe, visual arts; Lawrence Wright, literary arts;
Robert Schenkkan, theatre; Charles Renfro, architecture; Dan
Rather, television; Chandra Wilson, television; the Gatlin
Brothers, lifetime achievement; Dr Pepper Snapple Group, corporate
arts patron; Margaret McDermott, individual arts patron; Emilio
Nicolas, multi-media; Booker T. Washington High School for the
Performing and Visual Arts, arts education; and Ruth Altshuler,
standing ovation; and
WHEREAS, The rich cultural heritage of our state is a source
of pride to all Texans, and through their outstanding endeavors,
the 2015 Medal of Arts Award honorees have immeasurably enhanced
the lives of people in the Lone Star State and beyond; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the recipients of the 2015 Texas
Medal of Arts Awards and express deep appreciation for their
dedication to the advancement of the arts; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for each award winner as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
McClendon
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 710 was adopted by the House on February
25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House