R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On May 15, 1997, San Antonio playwright Sterling 1-2 Houston was honored by his friends and colleagues in the theater 1-3 with a tribute dinner and celebration, and this noteworthy event is 1-4 truly worthy of special praise and recognition; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A native San Antonian, Mr. Houston honed his talents 1-6 as a dramatist in New York and San Francisco before returning to 1-7 his hometown, and although he had intended to retire from theater, 1-8 his plans took a different turn, much to the delight of San Antonio 1-9 theatergoers; and 1-10 WHEREAS, During his career in the Alamo City, Mr. Houston 1-11 has established himself as a playwright of great ability and 1-12 versatility, exploring a wide range of themes in such acclaimed 1-13 plays as A Brief History of American Song, Black Lily, White Lily, 1-14 Isis in Nubia, and his most recent success, The Alien Show: Kool 1-15 Jams '99; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Mr. Houston serves as artistic director and 1-17 playwright-in-residence at Jump-Start Performance Company, and his 1-18 fruitful collaboration with this talented group of dramatic artists 1-19 has brought new snap and savor to the city's theater scene; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The artists who strive to remind us of the endless 1-21 possibilities of the world around us are indeed deserving of our 1-22 admiration and gratitude, and it is fitting on this occasion to 1-23 honor Sterling Houston for his many remarkable contributions to his 1-24 fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby honor Sterling Houston for his accomplishments 2-3 in the theater and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued 2-4 success and happiness in the years to come; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-6 prepared for Mr. Houston as an expression of high regard by the 2-7 Texas House of Representatives. McClendon 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1048 was adopted by the House on May 22, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House