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                                                                  H.R. No. 2275


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jose E. Chavez is a gifted painter who has made an invaluable contribution to the artistic vitality of the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, Born on December 27, 1960, in Alpine, Mr. Chavez graduated from Marfa High School and studied criminal justice at Sul Ross State University and The University of Texas at El Paso; he was first recognized for his artistic abilities at five years of age, and he received several grade school art awards; and WHEREAS, Working primarily in acrylics, this self-taught artist uses a bold, expressionistic color palette to depict the Native American experience in the Southwest; in 1994, he founded El Mestizo Fine Arts gallery with his wife, Diana, to serve as a showcase for his artwork; and WHEREAS, Emphasizing the mestizo, or the mixing of the Native American and European cultures, he seeks to create images that inspire the viewer to learn more about native cultures and respect their lasting legacy; and WHEREAS, Through the beauty and power of his work, Jose Chavez pays tribute to the distinctive heritage of the Native American community as well as the rich culture of the Southwest, which continue to gain the admiration of many under his artistic wing; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature hereby commend Jose E. Chavez for his artistic contributions to the State of Texas and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued achievement; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Chavez as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Gallego Craddick Geren Menendez Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso Anderson Goolsby Morrison Bailey Griggs Mowery Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat Berman Guillen Nixon Blake Haggerty Noriega Bohac Hamilton Oliveira Bonnen Hamric Olivo Branch Hardcastle Orr Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton Burnam Hegar Pena Callegari Herrero Phillips Campbell Hilderbran Pickett Casteel Hill Pitts Castro Hochberg Puente Chavez Hodge Quintanilla Chisum Homer Raymond Coleman Hope Reyna Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter Corte Hughes Rodriguez Crabb Hunter Rose Crownover Hupp Seaman Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis Denny Keel Solomons Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus Dukes King of Parker Swinford Dunnam King of Zavala Talton Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor Edwards Krusee Thompson Eiland Kuempel Truitt Eissler Laney Turner Elkins Laubenberg Uresti Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale Farabee Luna Veasey Farrar Madden Villarreal Flores Martinez Vo Flynn Martinez Fischer West Frost McCall Wong Gallego McClendon Woolley Gattis McReynolds Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2275 was adopted by the House on May 30, 2005, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House