S.C.R. No. 26
                             SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The State of Texas has a rich history of ethnic
    1-2  diversity, including architecture, language, customs, attire, food,
    1-3  and music that the early settlers and immigrants brought with them,
    1-4  and one of these traditions is polka music, which continues to be
    1-5  preserved by descendants of central European immigrants, namely
    1-6  Germans, Poles, Ukrainians, Croatians, Slovenes, and Czechs; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, A group of polka music fans on January 16, 1989,
    1-8  established a Texas Chapter of Polka Lovers Klub of America
    1-9  (Po.L.K. of A.), a nonprofit educational, charitable, and social
   1-10  corporation formed for the preservation and advancement of polka
   1-11  music and dancing, and this club now has well over 1,000 members,
   1-12  who are dispersed throughout the State of Texas; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, The Polka Lovers Klub of America has honored
   1-14  deserving personalities and organizations who have made significant
   1-15  contributions to the advancement and promotion of polka music and
   1-16  dancing, and its members have formed many small groups who have
   1-17  learned various polka and waltz dance routines and have performed
   1-18  at nursing homes, schools, churches, and other community functions,
   1-19  including participation in numerous parades held in different areas
   1-20  of the State of Texas; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, The Polka Lovers Klub of America membership is open
   1-22  to all ethnic groups and strives to advance mutual interests and
   1-23  encourage greater cooperation and social betterment and improvement
   1-24  among its members who are engaged in and enjoy polka music
    2-1  entertainment; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, The Polka Lovers Klub of America is dedicated to
    2-3  strengthening the polka music tradition in the State of Texas, and
    2-4  as a result of such devotion, polka music has been discovered by a
    2-5  vast number of Texas citizens who have seen the beautiful parade
    2-6  float and the colorful red and white attire worn by its members,
    2-7  and the Polka Lovers Klub of America has received many awards for
    2-8  its outstanding entries in numerous parades held in various cities
    2-9  throughout the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
   2-10        RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas
   2-11  hereby declare that polka music is the most preserved music
   2-12  tradition in the State of Texas, and that special recognition for
   2-13  preserving music, customs, and language be given to the Polka
   2-14  Lovers Klub of America for the enjoyment for all who appreciate
   2-15  good music and for the generations of young Texans still to come;
   2-16  and, be it further
   2-17        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-18  prepared for the membership of the Polka Lovers Klub of America as
   2-19  an expression of the admiration and appreciation of the Legislature
   2-20  of the State of Texas.