Bill Text: TX SR512 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools for receiving the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-27 - Reported enrolled [SR512 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR512-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Community Historical Archaeology Project with | ||
| Schools (CHAPS) program of The University of Texas Rio Grande | ||
| Valley on receiving the 2020 Governor's Award for Historic | ||
| Preservation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The state's most prestigious honor for historic | ||
| preservation, the Governor's Award has been presented by the | ||
| Texas Historical Commission since 1991 to individuals and | ||
| organizations for outstanding efforts in preserving the cultural | ||
| and historic resources of Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 2009 by founding director | ||
| Dr. Russell Skowronek, CHAPS brings scholars from UTRGV into | ||
| area schools to train students from kindergarten through high | ||
| school in the stewardship of natural resources and historical | ||
| sites; the program helps create archaeologically and | ||
| historically literate citizens while preparing them for | ||
| continuing studies in science, technology, engineering, and | ||
| mathematics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under the direction of Dr. Walter Díaz, dean of | ||
| the College of Liberal Arts, the program is currently led by | ||
| associate director Dr. Christopher L. Miller of the Department | ||
| of History, co-director Dr. Juan Gonzalez of the School of Earth, | ||
| Environmental, and Marine Sciences, and project director Roseann | ||
| Bacha-Garza of the Department of Anthropology, and it also | ||
| utilizes the talents of UTRGV faculty from the biology, | ||
| communication, education, and geology departments; in addition, | ||
| it has forged beneficial partnerships with the National Park | ||
| Service, the Museum of South Texas History, the Zapata County | ||
| Museum of History, Revive Fort Ringgold, the Webb County Heritage | ||
| Foundation, and the Historic Brownsville Museum; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The program's traveling exhibits, War and Peace on | ||
| the Rio Grande 1861-1867 and Discovering Fort Brown: The First | ||
| Military Border Post in Texas, have been on display at museums | ||
| and other sites from Laredo to Corpus Christi and have drawn more | ||
| than 40,000 visitors, and CHAPS and its faculty have been | ||
| featured on many local, state, national, and international media | ||
| broadcast outlets, including National Public Radio and the BBC | ||
| World Service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to the Governor's Award, the program | ||
| has received the 2020 Mary Faye Barnes Award for Excellence in | ||
| Community History Projects from the Texas Oral History | ||
| Association; its earlier awards have included the Daniel G. | ||
| Roberts Award for Excellence in Public Historical Archaeology | ||
| from the Society for Historical Archaeology, the THC Award of | ||
| Merit, and the Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding | ||
| Contributions of Service to Texas Archeology from the Texas | ||
| Archeological Society, among others; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A unique and dynamic educational program, CHAPS | ||
| has inspired countless young people to explore and engage with | ||
| the rich history and natural wonders of this important region of | ||
| the Lone Star State, and it is truly deserving of this notable | ||
| accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the Community Historical | ||
| Archaeology Project with Schools on its receipt of the 2020 | ||
| Governor's Award for Historic Preservation and extend to all | ||
| those associated with the program sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| CHAPS as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 27, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
