R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Since 1973, the Texas Council for the Humanities, a
1-2 state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has
1-3 cultivated our rich cultural heritage, our civic spirit, and our
1-4 connections to each other; and
1-5 WHEREAS, The Texas Council for the Humanities has been a
1-6 force in fostering public understanding and appreciation of Texas'
1-7 participation in the global community and enlarging our awareness
1-8 of the role the Lone Star State can play; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Over the course of the past 25 years, the Texas
1-10 Council for the Humanities has funded more than 1,500 grant
1-11 proposals from libraries, museums, colleges, universities, and
1-12 other cultural organizations in Texas with $9.1 million, matched by
1-13 sponsor cost-share and private donations totaling nearly $26
1-14 million; and
1-15 WHEREAS, These grants have supported organizations in the
1-16 largest metropolitan areas and in the smallest towns for programs
1-17 that preserve community heritage and promote cultural
1-18 understanding; and
1-19 WHEREAS, This commendable organization also provides
1-20 resources, workshops, classroom materials, school exhibits, and
1-21 technological resources for Texas elementary and secondary
1-22 teachers; and
1-23 WHEREAS, With Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities Awards,
1-24 the Texas Council for the Humanities recognizes teachers who are
2-1 creative in bringing foreign language, history, social studies, and
2-2 English language arts to their classrooms; and
2-3 WHEREAS, For 25 years, the Texas Council for the Humanities
2-4 has fostered ideas and values that form strong communities and
2-5 nourish an appreciation for our history, literature, and
2-6 philosophies; now, therefore, be it
2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-8 Legislature hereby commend the Texas Council for the Humanities for
2-9 25 years of service to the citizens of the Lone Star State; and, be
2-10 it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-12 prepared for the governing board of the Texas Council for the
2-13 Humanities as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
2-14 Representatives.
Naishtat
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
_______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 601 was adopted by the House on April
8, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House