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                                                                  H.R. No. 2133



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies 
at Southern Methodist University in Dallas is rendering exceptional 
service to Texans through its support of academic scholarship and 
its presentation of a variety of public and university programs 
that focus on the history and culture of the southwestern United 
States; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1996 with a generous donation from 
former Texas Governor William P. Clements, the center promotes 
research, publishing, and teaching and sponsors lectures, 
symposia, and other programs related to the Southwest and the 
U.S.-Mexico borderlands; and
	WHEREAS, Activities include the support of three 
post-doctoral research fellows each year, enabling them to have the 
opportunity to bring significant book-length manuscripts to 
fruition; the center also contributes resources to SMU's innovative 
Ph.D. program of the William P. Clements Department of History, 
which includes a special emphasis on the American Southwest and 
Mexico; in addition, the center offers grants to university faculty 
and students in the humanities and social sciences who conduct 
research in these geographic areas and, together with SMU's 
DeGolyer Library, provides travel research grants to national and 
international scholars who wish to draw on the library's rich 
collections; and
	WHEREAS, In an effort to promote new publications about the 
region, the center awards the annual William P. Clements Prize for 
the Best Non-Fiction Book on Southwestern America; moreover, the 
center underwrites a new book project each year that advances 
scholarship in the area and teams up with the DeGolyer Library to 
print new editions of relevant 19th- and 20th-century publications; 
and
	WHEREAS, Through the exceptional vision and leadership of 
David J. Weber, the center's founding director, and the generosity 
of the Honorable William P. Clements, the Clements Center for 
Southwest Studies plays a vital role in heightening interest in and 
awareness of the compelling history and culture of this unique 
region; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend the William P. Clements Center for 
Southwest Studies for its outstanding contributions to preserving 
the rich story of the American Southwest and the borderlands and 
extend to all those associated with the center best wishes for 
continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                          Anchia

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 2133 was adopted by the House on May 
26, 2005, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House