By:  Luna                                            S.C.R. No. 118
                             SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, Born from the immense pride all Texans have in their
    1-2  state, The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures in San
    1-3  Antonio has served as the state's window to the world since
    1-4  HemisFair '68; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The Institute, which was recognized by a former
    1-6  Governor of Texas as "the most innovative education that I know,"
    1-7  and by a former First Lady of the United States as "the star in the
    1-8  crown of Texas," has grown from its beginnings as HemisFair's Texas
    1-9  Pavilion to a premiere university educational center charged with
   1-10  the enhancement of intercultural understanding in the State of
   1-11  Texas; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The Institute serves the peoples of Texas by helping
   1-13  them preserve and honor their heritage and educate others about the
   1-14  contributions of all who settled this state; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Hundreds of thousands of people visited the
   1-16  Institute last year to view exhibits, participate in special
   1-17  programs and classes, and attend special events, including the
   1-18  annual Texas Folklife Festival; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, More than 90,000 schoolchildren received a "tour of
   1-20  history," thereby expanding their knowledge of this great state,
   1-21  its history, and the people who made it what it is today; another
   1-22  75,000 benefitted from the Institute's educational outreach
   1-23  programs, instructed by docents from a corps of more than 400
    2-1  Institute volunteers; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Adults of all ages, from young singles to senior
    2-3  citizens, came to the Institute to discover their roots on the
    2-4  exhibit floor or in the Institute's photo library of two million
    2-5  images, or to simply savor the ethnic diversity that is Texas; and
    2-6        WHEREAS, Institute programs, events, and products have
    2-7  enlightened people from all walks of life about Texas and its
    2-8  people, thereby encouraging acceptance and appreciation of their
    2-9  differences as well as their common humanity; now, therefore, be it
   2-10        RESOLVED by the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas, That
   2-11  the week of April 9 through April 15, 1995, be proclaimed Institute
   2-12  of Texan Cultures Week, during which all who visit the Central
   2-13  Gallery of the Capitol Extension can enjoy the Institute's
   2-14  traveling exhibits and other educational materials on display for
   2-15  the people of the State of Texas, for whom they were created.