By:  Greenberg                                       H.C.R. No. 158
       73R11718 CCK-D
                                 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The settlement of the Texas frontier would not have
    1-2  been possible without the incalculable contributions of pioneering
    1-3  women whose courage and industriousness helped forge a new society
    1-4  and establish the foundation of modern Texas; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Braving adversity, Texas women living on the
    1-6  outskirts of civilization faced disease, nursed loved ones back to
    1-7  health, endured natural hardships and calamities, and did without
    1-8  the conveniences and attractions of more settled regions; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Weaving a fabric of civility and culture while
   1-10  exhibiting an indomitable spirit of perseverance and self-reliance,
   1-11  they shared in taming a vast territory and bequeathing it to later
   1-12  generations as the bounteous and splendored gift we now know as
   1-13  Texas; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, While the Capitol grounds are adorned with monuments
   1-15  in commemoration of many acts of courage that have ennobled this
   1-16  state's history, no marker exists to recognize specifically the
   1-17  valor of Texas pioneer women; now, therefore, be it
   1-18        RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas
   1-19  hereby request the State Preservation Board to place on the grounds
   1-20  of the Capitol of the State of Texas a memorial to honor Texas
   1-21  pioneer women and their contributions to this state's heritage;
   1-22  and, be it further
   1-23        RESOLVED, That the board consult with a Texas Pioneer Women's
   1-24  Memorial Advisory Committee, to be composed of members of the
    2-1  Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Incorporated, District VIII,
    2-2  appointed by the chapters of that district; and, be it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That appointees of the Daughters of the Republic of
    2-4  Texas serve without compensation and at the pleasure of their
    2-5  appointing chapters; and, be it further
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the advisory committee advise the State
    2-7  Preservation Board and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas,
    2-8  District VIII, on issues related to the design, dedication, and
    2-9  maintenance of the memorial and the development of associated
   2-10  goals, tasks, purposes, assignments, policies, rules, programs,
   2-11  standards, and criteria; and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the advisory committee have responsibility to
   2-13  raise funds for the memorial, which shall be funded totally from
   2-14  private contributions, and that the names of donors be excluded
   2-15  from inscription or placement on the memorial; and, be it further
   2-16        RESOLVED, That funds raised by the committee for the Texas
   2-17  pioneer women's memorial be transferred to the State Preservation
   2-18  Board when full funding has been achieved and be credited to an
   2-19  account in the Capitol fund set aside for the memorial, and that
   2-20  disbursements from the account be limited to purposes related to
   2-21  the memorial, including design, construction, dedication, and
   2-22  maintenance; and, be it further
   2-23        RESOLVED, That the State Preservation Board have
   2-24  responsibility to approve the design and location of the memorial,
   2-25  and to oversee its installation, and that the design be compatible
   2-26  in scale, proportion, materials, and esthetics with the early
   2-27  monuments erected on the Capitol grounds; and, be it further
    3-1        RESOLVED, That the board invite the Daughters of the Republic
    3-2  of Texas, District VIII, to conduct the dedication of the Texas
    3-3  pioneer women's memorial within the guidelines of the board, and
    3-4  that the board give timely notice of the dedication date to the
    3-5  secretary of state, who shall publish the date in the Texas
    3-6  Register at least 30 days in advance of the ceremony.