By Crabb                                             H.C.R. No. 144

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                             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 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-13     hereby request the speaker of the house of representatives and the

1-14     lieutenant governor to create a special committee to designate

1-15     Texas State Artists in two categories of art to serve concurrently

1-16     a term of one year; one state artist shall be selected each year on

1-17     the basis of achievements in two-dimensional media and one state

1-18     artist shall be selected each year on the basis of achievements in

1-19     three-dimensional media; and, be it further

1-20           RESOLVED, That the committee shall designate a Texas State

1-21     Artist in each category for the year beginning November 1, 1997,

1-22     and ending October 31, 1998, and a Texas State Artist in each

1-23     category for the year beginning November 1, 1998, and ending

1-24     October 31, 1999; and, be it further

 2-1           RESOLVED, That the special committee be named the Texas State

 2-2     Artist Committee and be composed of three members of the senate to

 2-3     be appointed by the lieutenant governor and three members of the

 2-4     house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the

 2-5     house; the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house shall each

 2-6     designate a cochair from among their appointees, and the committee

 2-7     shall subsequently meet at the call of the cochairs; and, be it

 2-8     further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That in the selection process each committee member

2-10     may nominate no more than two artists for each year, one in each

2-11     category, and from the list of nominees, the committee members

2-12     shall elect a state artist; in the election, a member may not vote

2-13     for his nominees; and, be it further

2-14           RESOLVED, That the persons designated as state artists be

2-15     superior and recognized artists who are citizens of the State of

2-16     Texas.