Bill Text: TX SCR5 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Designating Rockwall as the official Live Music Capital of North Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-17 - Not again placed on intent calendar [SCR5 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SCR5-Comm_Sub.html
| By: Hall | S.C.R. No. 5 | |
| (In the Senate - Filed December 29, 2016; February 1, 2017, | ||
| read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; | ||
| April 24, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee | ||
| Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 24, 2017, | ||
| sent to printer.) | ||
| COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.C.R. No. 5 | By: Zaffirini | |
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| WHEREAS, The City of Rockwall has long been committed to | ||
| fostering a dynamic arts scene in its community, and live music has | ||
| played a vital role in that mission; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1999, the city government launched the Concert by | ||
| the Lake Series, a four-week program of free concerts on the eastern | ||
| shore of Lake Ray Hubbard; an instant triumph, the series | ||
| spotlighted regional bands, with each show averaging 175 attendees | ||
| during the inaugural season; the increasing popularity of the | ||
| series caused it to be relocated to The Harbor, a retail and | ||
| entertainment development, in 2007, and two years later, the | ||
| program was expanded to offer 24 consecutive weeks of live music | ||
| annually; since that time, the concerts have regularly drawn crowds | ||
| of more than 7,000 people; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The success of the Concert by the Lake Series led to | ||
| the formation of the city's Live Music Project, which has provided | ||
| invaluable support to area artists and brought a wide variety of | ||
| musical genres to the community; among the project's many benefits | ||
| has been the creation of several outdoor venues, including | ||
| amphitheaters at The Harbor and at Harry Myers Park and two | ||
| permanent stages in the Historic Downtown District; those locations | ||
| have hosted numerous visiting headliners as well as Rockwall Summer | ||
| Musicals, the Rockwall Philharmonic Orchestra, and the San Jacinto | ||
| Plaza Music Series, which presents over 50 free concerts each year; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2004, the annual Rockwall Founders Day | ||
| Festival has placed special emphasis on live music by featuring | ||
| regional groups and world-touring acts alike, including such Texas | ||
| music legends as Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Asleep at | ||
| the Wheel, as well as the Little River Band, the Marshall Tucker | ||
| Band, and the Charlie Daniels Band; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the efforts of the City of Rockwall, local | ||
| residents are now able to enjoy nearly 130 free live music | ||
| performances each year, and the town's growing reputation as an | ||
| important music hub has made it a popular destination for travelers | ||
| from across Texas and beyond; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate the city of Rockwall as an official Live Music | ||
| Capital of North Texas and urge that free live music continue to be | ||
| readily available to the residents and visitors of the Lone Star | ||
| State; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of its designation. | ||
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