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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Houston Arts Alliance are visiting |
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the State Capitol on February 2, 2011, as part of Arts Advocacy Day; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2006, the Houston Arts Alliance promotes |
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the artistic life of that city by connecting key members of the |
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community and by supporting worthy creative initiatives; this |
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nonprofit organization has been instrumental in positioning |
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Houston as a regional arts capital, increasing tourism, and |
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providing for a better quality of life for residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Among the notable Texans taking part in Arts |
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Advocacy Day at the Capitol are Mauricio Campos of the Brazilian |
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Arts Foundation, Nelly Fraga of Ambassadors International Ballet |
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Folklorico, Sanat Parikh and Patricia Silver of Express Children's |
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Theatre, Marta Philippe and Kristin Skarbovig of FotoFest, and Kim |
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Stoilis of Art Colony Association, Inc.; the event is organized in |
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part by Joe Wilson, board president of Texans for the Arts, and Arts |
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Advocacy Day co-chairs Cissy Segal Davis and Jody Ulrich; and |
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WHEREAS, The Houston area and the State of Texas are enriched |
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by world-class museums, opera, theater, dance, sculpture, |
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paintings, photography, parks, and arts education, and the |
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dedicated work of the Houston Arts Alliance has contributed greatly |
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to fostering an environment of creativity and cultural diversity; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the Houston Arts Alliance to the State |
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Capitol on the occasion of 2011 Arts Advocacy Day and extend to all |
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those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for a |
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productive and memorable visit to Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the alliance as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Farrar |
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S. Davis of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 261 was adopted by the House on |
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February 2, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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