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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 583
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Rudi R. Rodriguez, who is receiving the 2010 Texas |
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Historical Commission Award of Excellence in Preserving History |
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at the commission's annual preservation conference on April 1, |
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2011, in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, The award honors an individual, organization, or |
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project that has contributed significantly to the understanding |
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or preservation of Texas or local history; and |
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WHEREAS, A businessman and community leader, Rudi |
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Rodriguez has followed his passion for Texas and its history for |
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more than 25 years; in the last 10 years, he focused primarily on |
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Tejanos in Texas history; he founded TexasTejano.com, a popular |
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website and a business enterprise that has created two |
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world-class traveling exhibits and produced major Tejano |
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documentaries and plays; and |
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WHEREAS, Rudi has been a champion of Tejano Heritage Month |
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and worked with representatives of the Texas Historical |
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Commission, the Texas General Land Office, the Texas State |
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Historical Association, the National Trust for Historic |
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Preservation, and the National Park Service's El Camino Real de |
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Los Tejas project in efforts to preserve the state's history; and |
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WHEREAS, Rudi recently began planning for a Hispanic |
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Heritage Center of Texas to educate, elevate, and celebrate the |
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Hispanic experience of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries; the |
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center has obtained nonprofit status and plans are proceeding for |
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a vibrant museum, a world-class research library, a multipurpose |
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center, and a Tejano Living Heritage Village; it will be located |
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in the HemisFair Park in San Antonio; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Rudi R. Rodriguez for his |
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outstanding contributions to preserving Texas history for future |
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generations and extend to him congratulations on receiving the |
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Texas Historical Commission Award of Excellence in Preserving |
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History; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Van de Putte |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 24, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |