H.R. No. 747

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, A state that is home to iconic American legends,
	talented residents, diverse settings, and abundant resources for
	all aspects of filmmaking, Texas has long been a favorite location
	for motion picture and television productions, and that rich and
	ongoing tradition is being celebrated on Texas Moving Image
	Industry Day at the State Capitol on March 9, 2011; and
	WHEREAS, More than 1,800 films and television programs have
	been made in Texas since 1910; the first movie ever to win the
	Academy Award for Best Picture, the 1927 World War I epic Wings, was
	shot in and around San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, Audiences all over the world have discovered the
	Lone Star State through films and television programs made here;
	Giant, filmed near Marfa, tells the sprawling story of cattle and
	oil in West Texas; John Wayne's 1960 epic The Alamo brought that
	essential Texas story to worldwide audiences; the film and
	television series Friday Night Lights revolve around the
	distinctively Texan phenomenon of high school football, and 13
	years after its release, Hope Floats continues to draw tourists to
	its Smithville locations; Austin City Limits, aired on PBS since
	1976, is the only television show to receive a National Medal of
	Arts award; no fewer than nine Texas-made films and television
	programs, including Terms of Endearment and The Last Picture Show,
	have been based on the works of legendary Texas writer Larry
	McMurtry; and
	WHEREAS, Great storytellers from across the nation have
	employed Texas locations, actors, and technicians to make their
	films; Steven Spielberg shot his first feature, The Sugarland
	Express, here, Sam Peckinpah filmed his classic thriller The
	Getaway in San Marcos and El Paso, Clint Eastwood made A Perfect
	World in Huntsville and Austin, and Joel and Ethan Coen utilized
	various locations around Texas in Blood Simple and True Grit; and
	WHEREAS, The state's own writers and directors have produced
	many great projects here, including Robert Benton (Bonnie and
	Clyde, Nadine), Horton Foote (Tender Mercies, The Trip to
	Bountiful), Bill Wittliff (Raggedy Man, Honeysuckle Rose), Wes
	Anderson (Rushmore), Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and
	Confused), Tim McCanlies (Dancer, Texas Pop. 81, Secondhand Lions),
	Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn), and John Lee Hancock (The
	Alamo, The Rookie); and
	WHEREAS, Texas has hosted a tremendous variety of
	productions, from independent films like Bottle Rocket (shot in
	Dallas) to classic westerns like Lonesome Dove (shot near Del Rio),
	as well as war dramas like Courage Under Fire (shot in El Paso),
	family adventures like the four Spy Kids films (shot in Austin), and
	romantic comedies like Miss Congeniality (shot in San Antonio) and
	Michael (shot in Austin and La Grange); the state has also been the
	location for such Academy Award-winning features as No Country for
	Old Men and There Will Be Blood (both shot in Marfa), Boys Don't Cry
	(shot in Greenville), Places in the Heart (shot in Waxahachie), and
	Hud (shot in Claude); and
	WHEREAS, The state is known for its highly skilled film
	technicians, whose expertise is so well-regarded that most films
	shot in Texas hire primarily local crews; the state also boasts a
	strong base of acting talent, and specialized film vendors and
	services have been a strong part of the state's economy for more
	than two decades; and
	WHEREAS, With over 130 companies, Texas is the nation's
	second largest center for the development of video games, and their
	products include such popular titles as Epic Mickey from Disney
	Junction Point Studios, Ultima Online, a groundbreaking
	multiplayer game from Origin Systems, and Words With Friends from
	McKinney-based The Zynga With Friends Studio, as well as military
	simulation training games for the U.S. Army; and
	WHEREAS, Over the past decade, the moving image industry,
	including film, television, videos, commercials, animation, and
	video games, has spent more than $2.5 billion and is estimated to
	have created nearly 56,000 jobs in Texas, and the contributions of
	this dynamic industry to Texas, and of Texans to the industry, are
	truly worthy of recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 9, 2011, as Texas Moving Image
	Industry Day at the State Capitol and commend the many talented and
	creative individuals involved in this exciting field.
	Dukes
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 747 was adopted by the House on March 9,
	2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House