By Wilson H.C.R. No. 67 74R5204 CCK-D CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Barbara Jordan, whose eloquence and oratory is 1-2 unmatched among contemporary American political figures, has 1-3 compiled a distinguished career as an attorney, member of the Texas 1-4 Senate, member of the United States Congress, and professor at the 1-5 Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of 1-6 Texas at Austin; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Senate Resolution 286, 63rd Legislature, Regular 1-8 Session, 1973, provided for the commissioning of an artist to paint 1-9 a portrait of Ms. Jordan to be displayed in the Capitol among the 1-10 portraits of other great Texans; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The resultant portrait, for many years a prominent 1-12 feature of the senate chamber, has been on loan to the Capitol 1-13 Visitor Center in the old General Land Office building since the 1-14 remodeling and reopening of the Capitol; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature deems it compelling to secure 1-16 for the duration of that loan a comparable likeness of Ms. Jordan 1-17 for temporary display in the Capitol; now, therefore, be it 1-18 RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas 1-19 hereby request the State Preservation Board to provide for a 1-20 replacement portrait of Barbara Jordan to be displayed in the 1-21 Capitol until the original is returned; and, be it further 1-22 RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 1-23 copy of this resolution to the executive director of the State 1-24 Preservation Board.