R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, This year the Texas Historical Commission will
1-2 celebrate the 35th anniversary of its Official Texas Historical
1-3 Marker Program, which has served as a model for the development of
1-4 historical marker programs in 17 states and one Canadian province
1-5 and is the largest and most successful program of its kind in the
1-6 nation; and
1-7 WHEREAS, Since the program's inception in 1962, the Texas
1-8 Historical Commission has placed more than 12,000 historical
1-9 markers throughout Texas while maintaining other markers and
1-10 monuments that were erected during the 1936 Texas Centennial
1-11 celebration; and
1-12 WHEREAS, The success and popularity of the Texas historical
1-13 marker program is due in large measure to the tremendous efforts of
1-14 county historical commissions and local preservationists and
1-15 historians throughout the state; Official Texas Historical Markers
1-16 have been placed in all 254 counties of Texas, and those markers,
1-17 as well as the structures designated as Recorded Texas Historic
1-18 Landmarks, are key elements of local and regional efforts to
1-19 promote both historical preservation and tourism; and
1-20 WHEREAS, One of the foremost goals of the historical marker
1-21 program is the preservation of local oral, written, and
1-22 photographic histories throughout Texas; the markers truly convey
1-23 the people's history of the Lone Star State, and they provide a
1-24 vehicle with which to recognize and record every facet of local
2-1 history, including minority and women's history; and
2-2 WHEREAS, The Texas Historical Commission is currently
2-3 involved in the Historical Markers 2000 Project, an ambitious
2-4 initiative to photograph, survey, and repair the commission's vast
2-5 network of historical markers; when completed in 1998, the project
2-6 will result in the publication of seven regional historical marker
2-7 guidebooks and a computer database, which will be accessible to the
2-8 general public through the Internet; and
2-9 WHEREAS, Over the past 35 years, the Texas Historical
2-10 Commission and its many dedicated employees have worked diligently
2-11 to preserve and promote the unique culture and spirit of the Lone
2-12 Star State, and their successful efforts have ensured that
2-13 countless future generations will be able to revisit the past and
2-14 connect with the trials and accomplishments of their forebears;
2-15 now, therefore, be it
2-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-17 Legislature hereby commend the Texas Historical Commission for its
2-18 outstanding efforts to preserve the heritage and culture of the
2-19 Lone Star State and recognize May 20, 1997, as Historical Markers
2-20 Day in Texas; and, be it further
2-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-22 prepared for the Texas Historical Commission as an expression of
2-23 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hunter
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 795 was adopted by the House on May
20, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House