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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Artists from the San Elizario Historic Art District |
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are gathering in the State Capitol from May 6 to 9, 2013, to |
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participate in the District 75 Art Show, El Paso County; and |
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WHEREAS, Tracing its roots to a Spanish settlement founded in |
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the 1750s, the San Elizario Historic Art District is a unique |
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community in El Paso County that has become a center of artistic |
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activity in the past several years; developed by local artists with |
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local funds, this three-block area in the center of the city |
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contains some 17 historical sites and more than 40 galleries, as |
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well as museums, studios, and shops, representing the work of over |
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100 artists; and |
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WHEREAS, The District 75 Art Show will include the work of |
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Amado Pena, Barry Johnson, Bert Saldana, Al Borrego, Maria Branch, |
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Melissa Himes, Guadalupe Jacquez Calderon, Alberto Escamilla, |
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Jorge Rodriguez, Rob Mack, Arturo Avalos, and Palmira Lopez, among |
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others; and |
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WHEREAS, The artists of the San Elizario Historic Art |
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District have greatly contributed to the cultural vitality of their |
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community, and their participation in the District 75 Art Show at |
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the Capitol presents a welcome opportunity for many Texans to |
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appreciate their work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the artists of the San Elizario Historic |
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Art District and extend to them sincere best wishes for a productive |
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and enjoyable 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 San Elizario Historic Art District as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |