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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The magazine Texas Monthly is widely regarded as the |
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indispensable authority on the state's politics, industry, |
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education, culture, and travel, and its dynamic coverage of life in |
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contemporary Texas has been recognized with a nomination for a 2007 |
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National Magazine Award in the category of General Excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, Considered by many to be the magazine industry's |
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most prestigious honors, the National Magazine Awards were |
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established in 1966 by the American Society of Magazine Editors; |
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they are sponsored by ASME and the Columbia University Graduate |
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School of Journalism; and |
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WHEREAS, The General Excellence category of the awards |
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recognizes the successful interaction of reporting, writing, |
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editing, and design in capturing the attention of readers and |
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fulfilling the magazine's unique mission; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by Michael R. Levy in 1973, Texas Monthly, |
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"the national magazine of Texas," is published by Emmis Publishing; |
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it has a paid circulation of 300,000 and is read every month by some |
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2.5 million people across the state and beyond its borders; since |
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its beginning, Texas Monthly has received 52 nominations for a |
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National Magazine Award, and has won nine times; under current |
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editor Evan Smith, the magazine has been nominated in the General |
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Excellence category seven out of eight years; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Monthly is one of the great institutions of |
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the Lone Star State, representing the complexity, diversity, and |
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colorful history of the state to a large and loyal readership both |
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in Texas and nationwide; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the staff and publishers of Texas |
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Monthly on its nomination for a National Magazine Award in the |
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category of General Excellence and extend best wishes for its |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Texas Monthly as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |