By:  Stiles                                           H.C.R. No. 70
       73R5972 MPC-D
                                 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas Energy Museum, located in Beaumont, is a
    1-2  nonprofit educational institution that collects, preserves, and
    1-3  interprets objects and materials relating to energy and the
    1-4  petroleum industry; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Incorporated in 1987 through the efforts of the City
    1-6  of Beaumont, Lamar University, and numerous generous individuals,
    1-7  the Texas Energy Museum opened to the public on January 10, 1990;
    1-8  and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Combining the former collections of the Spindletop
   1-10  Museum of Lamar University and the Western Company of North America
   1-11  Museum of Fort Worth, this educational museum provides exhibitions,
   1-12  tours, and public programs to approximately 15,000 people a year,
   1-13  including 4,000 schoolchildren; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Envisioned as one of the most important educational
   1-15  and cultural efforts undertaken in the city, the Texas Energy
   1-16  Museum features state-of-the-art exhibits on petroleum geology, oil
   1-17  and gas formation, the history of twentieth-century oil production,
   1-18  current drilling techniques, including offshore technology, and
   1-19  petroleum refining and petrochemical production; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, Described by the Smithsonian Institution as the
   1-21  foremost energy museum in America dealing with oil and gas, the
   1-22  Texas Energy Museum provides free guided tours and educational
   1-23  programs designed for various age levels from preschool through
   1-24  adult; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Since its establishment, the Texas Energy Museum has
    2-2  endeavored to enrich the lives of the citizens of Beaumont as well
    2-3  as thousands of visitors from around the state, and in so doing,
    2-4  the museum has become a source of great pride to all residents of
    2-5  the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
    2-7  hereby designate the Texas Energy Museum as the state museum on
    2-8  energy; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-10  forwarded to the Texas Energy Museum as an expression of the will
   2-11  of the Legislature of the State of Texas.