Bill Text: TX HR965 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating playwright and director King Hill of Amarillo on his production Remember the Alamo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-17 - Reported enrolled [HR965 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR965-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 965 |
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WHEREAS, Playwright and director King Hill of Amarillo | ||
enjoyed considerable success with his recent production, Remember | ||
the Alamo, the latest of his many contributions to the performing | ||
arts in the Panhandle; and | ||
WHEREAS, Presented by the Lone Star Ballet company, Remember | ||
the Alamo is a unique combination of drama and ballet in which 10 | ||
actors and 30 dancers perform a faithful retelling of the siege of | ||
the Alamo; Mr. Hill is the LSB's marketing and creative consultant, | ||
and through a yearlong process of research and writing, he crafted | ||
the production's story and wrote 50 minutes of dramatic dialogue; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The script was also specifically designed to present | ||
the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Texas history | ||
and social studies for grades four through seven; it was presented | ||
to students from 26 counties of the Panhandle at the Globe-News | ||
Center for the Performing Arts in Amarillo as the featured show of | ||
Window on a Wider World (WOWW), the center's educational arm; the | ||
production was performed again in Pampa at the MK Brown Memorial | ||
Auditorium, and more than 1,500 students were in attendance at both | ||
shows; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Hill's previous works for the LSB include last | ||
year's Lone Star Legends and Love Stories; this innovative | ||
production likewise combines drama and dance as it portrays the | ||
lives of five legendary couples from Texas history; and | ||
WHEREAS, A longtime leader in the arts in the Panhandle, | ||
Mr. Hill was an arts educator for many years, in both public and | ||
private schools; he and his students repeatedly won awards from the | ||
University Interscholastic League at the district, area, regional, | ||
and state levels, and several of his former students have gone on to | ||
success in the entertainment industry; in addition to his work as an | ||
educator, playwright, and director, he has also served as a | ||
speaker, talent coordinator, and voiceover performer, and since | ||
2013, he has owned and operated his own arts consultancy; and | ||
WHEREAS, King Hill's distinctive artistic vision and his | ||
passion for telling the stories of the Lone Star State have enriched | ||
the cultural life of Amarillo and the Panhandle for many years, and | ||
he may indeed take great pride in his achievements as he looks | ||
forward to his next exciting project; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate King Hill on the success of | ||
Remember the Alamo and commend him for his contributions to the | ||
performing arts in the Panhandle; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Hill as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 965 was adopted by the House on April | ||
12, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||