By Pitts                                              H.C.R. No. 29
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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, A work of art can immortalize the spirit of the age
 1-2     and the cultural heritage by which it was inspired; and
 1-3           WHEREAS, Recognizing outstanding artists by bestowing on them
 1-4     titles of honor is a long-standing practice and serves as an
 1-5     encouragement to other talented artists; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Traditionally, a committee of the Texas Legislature
 1-7     has elected the Texas State Artist, appropriately honoring those
 1-8     Texans who have exhibited exceptional ability in portraying the
 1-9     beauty of this state, some facet of its history, or the proud
1-10     spirit of its people; now, therefore, be it
1-11           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-12     hereby request the speaker of the house of representatives and
1-13     lieutenant governor to create a special committee to designate
1-14     Texas State Artists in two categories of art to serve concurrently
1-15     a term of one year; one state artist shall be selected each year on
1-16     the basis of achievements in two-dimensional media and one state
1-17     artist shall be selected each year on the basis of achievements in
1-18     three-dimensional media; and, be it further
1-19           RESOLVED, That the committee shall designate a Texas State
1-20     Artist in each category for the year beginning November 1, 2001,
1-21     and ending October 31, 2002, and a Texas State Artist in each
1-22     category for the year beginning November 1, 2002, and ending
1-23     October 31, 2003; and, be it further
1-24           RESOLVED, That the special committee be named the Texas State
 2-1     Artist Committee and be composed of three members of the senate to
 2-2     be appointed by the lieutenant governor and three members of the
 2-3     house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the
 2-4     house; the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house shall each
 2-5     designate a cochair from among their appointees, and the committee
 2-6     shall subsequently meet at the call of the cochairs; and, be it
 2-7     further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That in the selection process each committee member
 2-9     may nominate no more than two artists for each year, one in each
2-10     category, and from the list of nominees, the committee members
2-11     shall elect a state artist; in the election, a member may not vote
2-12     for the member's nominees; and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That the persons designated as Texas State Artists
2-14     be superior and recognized artists who are citizens of the State of
2-15     Texas.