Bill Text: TX SCR58 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Levelland as the official City of Mosaics of Texas.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Signed by the Governor [SCR58 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR58-Enrolled.html
| S.C.R. No. 58 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The art form of mosaic is a 6,000-year-old technique | ||
| in which small pieces of glass, stone, or other materials are used | ||
| to create a pattern or a mural; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the City of Levelland, artists have used this | ||
| ancient art form to portray a visual history of Hockley County and | ||
| to tell the story of its people and their achievements; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1968, Don Stroud, then an art professor at South | ||
| Plains College, created and installed the first mosaic work in | ||
| Levelland; the piece was made with glass tiles, which he had | ||
| acquired in Mexico, and he and his children installed the mosaic, | ||
| entitled Wild Mustangs, in the Fine Arts Building at the college; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the years since, additional mosaic works by Don | ||
| Stroud and other talented artists have been installed at the | ||
| college and at locations throughout the city; pieces like Hockley | ||
| County: Past to Present and Land of Soil, Oil, and Education, as | ||
| well as Hockley County Schools and Your Children's Children, | ||
| recount the area's history, and such works as Tree of Life, Arms of | ||
| Care, and New Morning celebrate the significant roles that the | ||
| medical profession and educational institutions play in the | ||
| community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Levelland is home to 13 of these distinctive | ||
| murals, which have engaged the citizenry and raised interest in the | ||
| arts and culture; local artists and city officials have worked | ||
| diligently to ensure that the mosaics are kept in pristine | ||
| condition, and a self-guided tour of the mosaics is a popular | ||
| activity for residents and visitors to the city; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the years, Levelland has become known | ||
| throughout the area as the City of Mosaics due to the many | ||
| captivating mosaic murals that adorn the city's landscape; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate Levelland as the official City of Mosaics of | ||
| Texas; 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. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 58 was adopted by the Senate | ||
| on May 3, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 58 was adopted by the House | ||
| on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, | ||
| two present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
