Bill Text: TX SR393 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the 2013 recipients of the Texas Medal of Arts Awards.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-04 - Reported enrolled [SR393 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR393-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in | ||
| recognizing the 2013 recipients of the Texas Medal of Arts | ||
| Awards; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These prestigious honors are bestowed every two | ||
| years by the Texas Cultural Trust; they spotlight outstanding | ||
| Texans who have contributed to the cultural enrichment of the | ||
| Lone Star State through their creative endeavors or their support | ||
| of the arts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In keeping with years past, the 2013 selection is | ||
| a virtual who's who of Texas creative luminaries; the categories | ||
| and respective winners are: Arts Education, Big Thought--Gigi | ||
| Antoni; Corporate Arts Patron, Texas Monthly; Dance, Houston | ||
| Ballet; Foundation Arts Patron, Kimbell Art Foundation; | ||
| Individual Arts Patron, Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson; | ||
| Multimedia, Eva Longoria; Music, Steve Miller; Television, | ||
| Ricardo Chavira; Theatre, Joe Sears and Jaston Williams; and | ||
| Visual Arts, James Surls; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The arts enhance the quality of life in Texas, and | ||
| each of these honorees has played an important role in broadening | ||
| the state's spectrum of creative endeavor and building a legacy | ||
| for future generations to appreciate; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The 2013 recipients are being honored on March 4 | ||
| and 5, 2013, in Austin; their contributions to our state's | ||
| cultural legacy are indeed praiseworthy and deserving of | ||
| celebration; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the 2013 Texas Medal of Arts awardees | ||
| and extend to them sincere best wishes for success in all their | ||
| future endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| them as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Eltife | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 4, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
