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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Southeast Texas residents are gathering on May 10, |
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2007, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of The Arts |
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Alliance Center at Clear Lake; and |
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WHEREAS, Established by civic leader and arts patron Kay |
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Taylor Burnett, The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake opened its |
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doors in June 1997, and during the past decade it has achieved the |
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goal of becoming the heart of cultural development for communities |
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between Houston and Galveston Island; and |
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WHEREAS, The center offers many programs to promote and |
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nurture the visual arts, including art education programs for |
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children and adults, computer graphics courses, monthly gallery |
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exhibits, and a summer arts camp; in addition, the Alliance keeps |
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its membership of more than 50 arts organizations informed through |
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a bimonthly magazine and regular newsletter; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2000, this important regional resource has |
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operated out of a 7,000-square-foot facility donated by original |
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president and CEO Kay Burnett and her husband, Warren Burnett; the |
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organization, which continues to thrive under the able leadership |
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of executive director Lisa Hamilton, uses the space for exhibition |
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galleries, classrooms, conference rooms, an atrium, and a patio |
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garden; and |
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WHEREAS, By promoting an awareness of creative gifts and |
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fostering an appreciation of the arts, The Arts Alliance Center at |
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Clear Lake has enriched the life of the community even as it opens |
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new vistas of possibility and opportunity for countless area |
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citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the founding |
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of The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake and extend best wishes for |
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continued success to all those associated with this noteworthy |
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endeavor; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Taylor |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2132 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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