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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, On May 15, 2013, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center |
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in San Antonio is hosting the introduction of a new U.S. postage |
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stamp honoring the iconic Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza as part of its |
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annual Tejano Conjunto Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston in 1916, "La Alondra de la Frontera" |
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("the lark of the border") was known for her soulful renditions of |
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Tejano and conjunto songs; she made her first recordings in San |
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Antonio in 1928, and she continued to entertain audiences for the |
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next 60 years; in 1982, Ms. Mendoza was the first Texan to receive a |
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National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the |
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Arts, and she was presented with a National Medal of the Arts in |
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1999 and a Texas Medal of the Arts in 2003; she passed away in San |
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Antonio in 2007, at the age of 91; and |
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WHEREAS, The Forever stamp honoring Ms. Mendoza is part of |
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the U.S. Postal Service's Music Icons series, and it features a |
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black-and-white photograph of the singer from the 1950s, holding a |
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12-string guitar; superimposed over her image is the flag of the |
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Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in the early 1980s, the Guadalupe Cultural |
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Arts Center is a dynamic, multidisciplinary arts institution |
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dedicated to promoting and preserving Latin American and indigenous |
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arts, including the visual arts, music, literature, theater, and |
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dance; the center encompasses classrooms, studio spaces, an art |
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gallery, and a theater, and it serves more than 100,000 people a |
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year with its impressive schedule of performances, exhibitions, and |
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special events, including the annual San Antonio CineFestival and |
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the Tejano Conjunto Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the largest and most influential culturally |
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based arts centers in the nation, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts |
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Center is the perfect venue to host the debut of this handsome new |
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stamp, and the center's Tejano Conjunto Festival is a most fitting |
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occasion to honor this legendary performer; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for |
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hosting the introduction of the Lydia Mendoza stamp and extend to |
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the center's staff sincere best wishes for a meaningful and |
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memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |