Bill Text: TX HR729 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 729 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Rodolfo Mendez on his selection by the Austin History Center as a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis County.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-21 - Reported enrolled [HR729 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR729-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 729



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Rodolfo Mendez was recognized by the Austin History
	Center in conjunction with its exhibit Mexican American Firsts:
	Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County; and
	WHEREAS, Honoring the important contributions made by
	Mexican Americans to Central Texas, the Austin History Center and
	its association joined with the Austin Public Library to organize
	the show, which ran from August 21, 2010, through January 16, 2011;
	Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County
	celebrated the pioneering achievements of 32 remarkable men and
	women and provided the public with an opportunity to learn more
	about their lives; and
	WHEREAS, One such individual, Rodolfo Mendez, was honored for
	his achievements in the arts; as a young man in East Austin, Mr.
	Mendez began to learn flamenco from teachers at the Pan American
	Recreation Center, later studying with the Austin Civic Ballet;
	during his senior year at LBJ High School, he won first place as a
	flamenco dancer in a state talent competition, and he went on to
	study in New York with the Martha Graham School of Contemporary
	Dance, the American Ballet Theatre, and the Alvin Ailey American
	Dance School; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Mendez served in the Peace Corps, dancing with
	the national companies in Chile and Costa Rica and developing a
	theater and dance curriculum for the schools in Costa Rica; he has
	worked as a dancer in off-Broadway shows and in touring companies,
	and he earned a Fulbright Scholarship to study flamenco in Spain; in
	1978, he founded the Ballet East Dance Company in Austin, where as
	artistic director he has choreographed more than 40 original works
	and implemented the Preservation of Texas Choreography series; and
	WHEREAS, Rodolfo Mendez has made a positive difference in his
	community, and his outstanding accomplishments are a source of
	pride and inspiration to many people; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Rodolfo Mendez on his selection as
	a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis County and
	extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Mendez as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.

	Rodriguez

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	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 729 was adopted by the House on March
	17, 2011, by a non-record vote.

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	Chief Clerk of the House