By Green                                              H.R. No. 1217
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos has
 1-2     been chosen as a possible site for the Southwest Regional
 1-3     Humanities Center, and this chamber heartily endorses its selection
 1-4     as the permanent location for the regional center; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Currently, a special competition is being conducted
 1-6     by the National Endowment for the Humanities to create 10 regional
 1-7     humanities centers where American traditions, cultures, and
 1-8     aspirations can be explored in the context of place; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Among the goals of this project is to expose people
1-10     to the varied experiences of heritage and place, bringing together
1-11     longtime residents and new arrivals to examine a region's past and
1-12     imagine its future; and
1-13           WHEREAS, The United States has always been a country of
1-14     regions defined by landscapes and natural resources; by the stories
1-15     about its founding and its original residents; by its histories
1-16     over the years; by religious beliefs and institutions; by diversity
1-17     of ethnic identity and gender roles; by language, art, music,
1-18     literature, and film; and by its architecture and constructions;
1-19     and
1-20           WHEREAS, For a century, Southwest Texas State University has
1-21     played a significant role in the education and experience of the
1-22     people of Texas, and this respected institution's many unique
1-23     qualities would make it an ideal location for a regional humanities
1-24     center; now, therefore, be it
 2-1           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-2     Legislature hereby urge the National Endowment for the Humanities
 2-3     to select Southwest Texas State University as the site of the
 2-4     Southwest Regional Humanities Center.