H.R. No. 1537

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced
	the 2013 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, San Antonio native Rosemary Catacalos is the 2013
	Texas State Poet Laureate; in 1985, she received the Texas
	Institute of Letters poetry prize for her first full-length
	collection of poems, Again for the First Time, which is scheduled
	for reissue on its 30th anniversary; her work has been widely
	published in high school and college textbooks, and it has twice
	appeared in the annual Best American Poetry anthology; from 2003 to
	2012, she served as executive-artistic director of Gemini Ink, a
	community-focused literary center in San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, The 2013 Texas State Musician is Austin-based Craig
	Hella Johnson, one of the most influential choral conductors of
	today; as founder and artistic director of Conspirare, he has
	formed an award-winning ensemble whose mission is to create
	transformative concert experiences; he is also artistic director of
	the critically acclaimed Victoria Bach Festival, which draws
	musicians from across the country, and in 2012, he became the first
	artist-in-residence at the Texas State University School of Music;
	and
	WHEREAS, Jim Woodson has been selected as the 2013 Texas
	State Two-Dimensional Artist; born in Waco, he has produced an
	impressive body of work over a career spanning more than five
	decades and is widely known for his high desert landscapes; his
	paintings have been featured in such prestigious exhibitions as the
	Florence Biennale and are held in many private and public
	collections, including those of the Amarillo Art Center, Belo
	Corporation, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Modern Art Museum of
	Fort Worth; and
	WHEREAS, Named 2013 Texas State Three-Dimensional Artist,
	Joseph Havel joined the staff of the Glassell School of Art at the
	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 1991 and became director of the
	institution five years later; one of his best-known sculptures,
	Curtain, was commissioned by the MFAH to frame the doorway to the
	Audrey Jones Beck Building; the Dallas Museum of Art and the
	Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, have also added his works to their
	collections, and his pieces have been exhibited extensively in
	Europe and in the United States; 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 2013 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. 1537 was adopted by the House on April
	24, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House