By Janek                                             H.C.R. No. 210
       74R13217 KMP-D
                              HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, A work of art can immortalize for all time the
    1-2  spirit of the age and the cultural heritage by which it was
    1-3  inspired; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Recognizing outstanding artists by bestowing on them
    1-5  titles of honor is a long-standing practice and serves as an
    1-6  encouragement to other talented artists; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, Traditionally, a committee of the Texas Legislature
    1-8  has elected the Texas State Artist, appropriately honoring those
    1-9  Texans who have exhibited exceptional ability in portraying the
   1-10  beauty of this state, some facet of its history, or the proud
   1-11  spirit of its people; now, therefore, be it
   1-12        RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas
   1-13  hereby create a special committee to designate Texas State Artists
   1-14  in two categories of art to serve concurrently a term of one year;
   1-15  one state artist shall be selected each year on the basis of
   1-16  achievements in two-dimensional media and one state artist shall be
   1-17  selected each year on the basis of achievements in
   1-18  three-dimensional media; and, be it further
   1-19        RESOLVED, That the committee shall designate a Texas State
   1-20  Artist in each category for the year beginning November 1, 1995,
   1-21  and ending October 31, 1996, and a Texas State Artist in each
   1-22  category for the year beginning November 1, 1996, and ending
   1-23  October 31, 1997; and, be it further
   1-24        RESOLVED, That the special committee be named the Texas State
    2-1  Artist Committee and be composed of three members of the senate to
    2-2  be appointed by the lieutenant governor and three members of the
    2-3  house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the
    2-4  house; the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house shall each
    2-5  designate a cochair from among their appointees, and the committee
    2-6  shall subsequently meet at the call of the cochairs; and, be it
    2-7  further
    2-8        RESOLVED, That in the selection process each committee member
    2-9  may nominate no more than two artists for each year, one in each
   2-10  category, and from the list of nominees, the committee members
   2-11  shall elect a state artist; in the election, a member may not vote
   2-12  for his nominees; and, be it further
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the persons designated as state artists be
   2-14  superior and recognized artists who are citizens of the State of
   2-15  Texas.