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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 301
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WHEREAS, The Austin premiere of the documentary Grid Down, |
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Power Up provides a welcome opportunity to recognize its |
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narrator, native Texan Dennis Quaid, for his outstanding career |
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as an actor; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston, Mr. Quaid graduated from Bellaire |
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High School and went on to attend the University of Houston; he left |
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college to move to Los Angeles and quickly landed roles in a number |
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of productions; his on-screen breakthrough came in 1979 in the |
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coming-of-age drama Breaking Away; and |
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WHEREAS, In the subsequent years, Mr. Quaid continued |
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building his credits, most notably in The Right Stuff as Houston |
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astronaut Gordon Cooper; in 1984, he appeared on stage in Sam |
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Shepard's True West, and he later demonstrated his range as an |
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actor, playing a Louisiana detective in The Big Easy, a U.S. Navy |
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aviator in the science fiction comedy Innerspace, and rockabilly |
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legend Jerry Lee Lewis in the biopic Great Balls of Fire; and |
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WHEREAS, Beginning with The Parent Trap in 1998, Mr. Quaid |
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enjoyed one of the most successful stretches of his career, |
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earning plaudits as a beleaguered quarterback in Any Given |
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Sunday, as an unsavory lawyer in Traffic, and as a middle-aged |
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high school baseball coach who tries out for the big leagues in |
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The Rookie; in 2003, he received an Independent Spirit Award for |
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his powerful performance in Todd Haynes's family drama Far from |
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Heaven, and two years later, he portrayed Lone Star State legend |
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Sam Houston in a remake of The Alamo; along the way, he acted in |
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hit films such as The Day After Tomorrow and In Good Company, and |
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in 2010, he received Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild |
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nominations for his depiction of former president Bill Clinton in |
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The Special Relationship; over the next decade, his credits |
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included starring in the CBS series Vegas, and more recently, he |
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served as the narrator in David Tice's documentary Grid Down, |
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Power Up, which focuses on the potential dangers of the U.S. |
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power grid going down; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Quaid was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of |
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Fame in Austin in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work as an actor, Mr. Quaid is |
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a talented musician, and he and his band The Sharks released |
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their debut album, Out of the Box, in November 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than four decades, Dennis Quaid has |
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delighted audiences on stage and screen in a wide range of |
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dramatic and comedic roles, and it is indeed fitting to |
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acknowledge the contributions of this talented Texan; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby honor Dennis Quaid for his achievements and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Quaid as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Paxton, Hall, Huffman |
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| Bettencourt |
Hinojosa |
Parker |
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| Blanco |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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| Creighton |
Kolkhorst |
Springer |
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| Gutierrez |
Middleton |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 14, 2023. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |