HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Tejanos past and present have enriched the cultural 1-2 heritage of the State of Texas and contribute significantly to its 1-3 strength; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The Capitol grounds display statues, memorials, and 1-5 commemorations of people, ideals, and events that compose Texan 1-6 identity; these displays document the struggles and the successes 1-7 that Texans have experienced in the past and serve to inspire us as 1-8 we face the challenges of today; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A privately funded and designed statue, monument, or 1-10 exhibit on the Texas Capitol grounds paying tribute to Tejanos 1-11 would permanently acknowledge the influences and hopes of the 1-12 prominent and diverse community it portrays; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Chapter 443 of the Government Code authorizes the 1-14 State Preservation Board to preserve, maintain, and restore the 1-15 Capitol grounds, which include the Capitol, the General Land Office 1-16 Building, their contents, their grounds, and monuments and exhibits 1-17 on the grounds; now, therefore, be it 1-18 RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas 1-19 hereby approve the construction of a statue or monument on the 1-20 Capitol grounds that pays tribute to the contributions of Tejanos 1-21 to the State of Texas, subject to the rules of the State 1-22 Preservation Board; and, be it further 1-23 RESOLVED, That the Tejano Statue-Capitol, Inc., assist the 1-24 State Preservation Board in the planning and completion of the 2-1 statue or monument; and, be it further 2-2 RESOLVED, That the statue or monument be wholly funded by 2-3 private donations and that the donors' names not be inscribed on 2-4 the statue or monument; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official 2-6 copy of this resolution to the executive director of the State 2-7 Preservation Board. Flores Martinez Fischer Bailey Maxey Burnam McClendon Chavez Menendez Clark Moreno of Harris Cook Naishtat Crabb Najera Davis of Dallas Noriega Deshotel Olivo Dunnam Pickett Ehrhardt Puente Ellis Raymond Farrar Reyna of Bexar Gallego Reyna of Dallas Garcia Salinas Gutierrez Seaman Hardcastle Solis Hawley Swinford Hinojosa Tillery Homer Turner of Harris Jones of Dallas Uresti King of Uvalde Villarreal Kitchen Wilson Longoria Wise Luna Yarbrough _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 38 was adopted by the House on April 20, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 38 was adopted by the Senate on May 17, 2001, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor