Bill Text: TX HR917 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Friends of the Governor's Mansion on its 40th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-11 - Reported enrolled [HR917 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR917-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 917 |
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WHEREAS, Friends of the Governor's Mansion is celebrating its | ||
40th anniversary in 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 1979 by Governor William P. Clements | ||
Jr. and First Lady Rita Clements, the nonprofit organization is | ||
dedicated to maintaining the Texas Governor's Mansion and | ||
preserving its historical and cultural integrity; the group also | ||
works to educate the public about the building and its contents; and | ||
WHEREAS, FGM raises funds to acquire museum-quality artwork, | ||
as well as antique furnishings made in the United States, that | ||
enhance the mansion and reflect its significance in the annals of | ||
Texas; it oversees the Mansion Collection of furnishings and | ||
state-owned artifacts, restoring and replacing items as needed; and | ||
WHEREAS, Passersby can readily observe the organization's | ||
attention to the exterior of the mansion; FGM supports a garden fund | ||
that provides for seasonal plantings, and the group offers advice | ||
on significant landscaping projects; and | ||
WHEREAS, Managed by a statewide board of directors, FGM | ||
performs its activities at the mansion through memoranda of | ||
agreement with the Texas Historical Commission and the State | ||
Preservation Board; the governor and first lady serve as advisory | ||
members of the FGM board, which includes two current members of THC, | ||
as well as the executive directors of THC and SPB and the citizen | ||
member of SPB; and | ||
WHEREAS, The dedicated stewardship of Friends of the | ||
Governor's Mansion ensures that this state treasure sets the | ||
highest standard of historical preservation while remaining a home | ||
that each governor's family endows with its own traditions; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Friends of the Governor's Mansion | ||
on its 40th anniversary and commend all those associated with this | ||
noteworthy organization; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Craddick | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 917 was adopted by the House on April | ||
10, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||