H.R. No. 1536

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced
	the 2014 appointments for the positions of State Poet Laureate,
	State Musician, State Two-Dimensional Artist, and State
	Three-Dimensional Artist; and
	WHEREAS, The state's highest accolade for excellence in the
	arts, designation as a Texas State Artist is conferred on those
	individuals who represent the best of our rich and diverse artistic
	community and who inspire others through their unique creative
	expression; and
	WHEREAS, The 2014 Texas State Poet Laureate, Dean Young,
	holds the William Livingston Chair of Poetry at The University of
	Texas at Austin; known for his extravagant imagery, he has earned a
	national reputation as one of the most energetic and influential
	poets of his day; to date, he has published 15 books of poetry and
	one volume of prose on the aesthetics of poetry; his writing is
	regularly anthologized in the annual Best American Poetry series,
	and he is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National
	Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and a host of accolades,
	including the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature
	Award; and
	WHEREAS, Accordion virtuoso Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez has
	been named the 2014 Texas State Musician; over the years, he has
	introduced conjunto to countless people around the world as a
	founding member of the Texas Tornados, and he has performed with
	such roots music icons as Bob Dylan, Dr. John, and Ry Cooder, as
	well as recorded with Los Super Seven; Mr. Jimenez has been honored
	with five Grammys, a Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard
	Latin Magazine, and a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts National
	Heritage Fellowship; and
	WHEREAS, Selected as the 2014 Texas State Two-Dimensional
	Artist, Julie Speed of Marfa has devoted herself to painting and
	other media since moving to Texas in 1978; her work has been widely
	exhibited across the nation, and it is familiar to many popular
	music fans through her cover for Shawn Colvin's album A Few Small
	Repairs; The University of Texas Press has published Julie Speed:
	Paintings, Constructions, and Works on Paper, and Ms. Speed has
	been the subject of a documentary titled Queen of Her Room; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Canyon, Ken Little is the 2014 Texas
	State Three-Dimensional Artist; his work has been featured in more
	than 250 group exhibitions and over 45 solo exhibitions, and it is
	held in many public and private collections; Mr. Little has been
	awarded numerous grants, among them two major fellowships from the
	National Endowment for the Arts, and his sculpture is the subject of
	two monographs and a retrospective catalogue; since 1988, he has
	served as a professor of visual art at The University of Texas at
	San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, The artists who have been selected to hold these
	prestigious posts have all greatly contributed to the vibrant
	cultural life of the Lone Star State, and Texas is indeed fortunate
	to be home to these talented individuals; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate the 2014 Texas Commission on the
	Arts honorees and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
	fulfillment in their creative endeavors.
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	Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
	Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
	Alonzo Gooden Otto
	Alvarado Guerra Paddie
	Anchia Guillen Parker
	Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
	Ashby Harless Perez
	Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
	Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
	Bohac Herrero Pickett
	Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
	Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
	Branch Huberty Raney
	Burkett Hughes Ratliff
	Burnam Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Callegari Johnson Riddle
	Canales Kacal Ritter
	Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
	Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Clardy King of Parker Rose
	Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
	Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
	Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
	Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
	Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
	Creighton Krause Simmons
	Crownover Kuempel Simpson
	Dale Larson Smith
	Darby Laubenberg Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
	J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
	S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
	Deshotel Longoria Strama
	Dukes Lozano Taylor
	Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
	Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
	Elkins Martinez Toth
	Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
	Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
	Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles Villalba
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White
	Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
	Giddings Murphy Wu
	Goldman Naishtat Zedler
	Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1536 was adopted by the House on April
	24, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House