By: Lucio S.R. No. 408 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased and 1-3 proud to congratulate the Cameron County Historical Commission for 1-4 receiving the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Historical 1-5 Commission; and 1-6 WHEREAS, This coveted award honors county historical and 1-7 nonprofit heritage organizations that complete a balanced program 1-8 of tasks and that are leaders in the historic preservation field 1-9 in their cities and counties; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Cameron County Historical Commission members 1-11 and volunteers completed the folklife preservation category 1-12 by organizing the Columbus Quincentennial Celebration; and 1-13 WHEREAS, They also cleaned and restored an abandoned 1-14 historical cemetery in the county; and 1-15 WHEREAS, To fulfill the archaeology classification, 1-16 commission representatives taped an oral history interview of 1-17 a recognized archaeologist about his work in South Texas; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Volunteers identified and categorized conditions of 1-19 historical markers in the county; the commission fulfilled the fifth 1-20 category by ensuring that it complied with the bylaws and the budget 1-21 as specified by the Texas Historical Commission; this condition was 1-22 easily met; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The Cameron County Historical Commission met 2-1 and exceeded the requirements for earning the Distinguished 2-2 Service Award; truly it is worthy of legislative recognition; 2-3 now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 73rd Legislature, hereby commend and congratulate the 2-6 Cameron County Historical Commission on winning the 2-7 prestigious Distinguished Service Award presented by the 2-8 Texas Historical Commission for outstanding achievements; 2-9 and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-11 Cameron County Historical Commission as an expression of high regard 2-12 from the Texas Senate. 2-13 _____________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the 2-16 above Resolution was adopted by 2-17 the Senate on March 15, 1993. 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 _____________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate