By Wilson H.R. No. 739 77R10760 MW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, March 15, 2001, was a day of great significance in 1-2 the lives of Natalie Maines and Adrian Pasdar, for on that day they 1-3 became the proud parents of an adorable baby boy whom they named 1-4 Jackson Slade Pasdar; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The fourth generation in a family of Texas 1-6 musicians, Jackson weighed 6 pounds and measured 20 inches in 1-7 length when he made his debut at 9:57 a.m. at Seton Medical Center 1-8 in Austin; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Mother Natalie is the lead singer for the Dixie 1-10 Chicks, whose first album, Wide Open Spaces, became the 1-11 best-selling album by any country duo or group and who have won 1-12 such prestigious honors as Grammy Awards for Best Country Album and 1-13 Best Country Vocal Performance by a duo or group and three Academy 1-14 of Country Music Awards, including Album of the Year; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Father Adrian is a movie, television, and stage 1-16 actor and director who is credited with more than 40 acting roles, 1-17 a number of production and directing projects, and the reading of 1-18 classic horror stories for Universal Studios; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Jackson's great-grandfather was a member of the 1-20 famous Maines Brothers Band from Lubbock, and his grandfather, 1-21 Lloyd Maines, has been the Austin Record Producer of the Year for 1-22 the past two years and is a master of the pedal steel, Dobro, and 1-23 guitar who has played and toured with many other Texas music 1-24 legends; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Born into such a nurturing and gifted family, 2-2 Jackson most assuredly has a bright future ahead of him, and the 2-3 members of this chamber take great pleasure in officially 2-4 announcing his birth; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-6 Legislature hereby welcome Jackson Slade Pasdar as a new citizen 2-7 of Texas and congratulate Natalie Maines and Adrian Pasdar on the 2-8 birth of their son; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for Jackson and his family as an expression of high regard 2-11 by the Texas House of Representatives.