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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A dynamic mother-and-daughter team, Gene Jones and |
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Charlotte Jones Anderson have distinguished themselves through |
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their exceptional efforts as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of |
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Arts Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, The TMAA, a biennial event, is sponsored by the |
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Texas Cultural Trust to raise awareness of the many ways in which |
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the arts enhance education, strengthen the economy, and enrich our |
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cultural heritage; from February 24 to 25 this year, the Texas Medal |
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of Arts Awards is celebrating eminent artists, entertainers, and |
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arts patrons at a series of gatherings in Austin, including a gala |
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dinner, an awards show, and a concert; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Jones and Ms. Anderson are longtime |
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philanthropists, and they work together through the Gene and Jerry |
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Jones Family Foundation in behalf of a variety of worthy causes, |
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including the Salvation Army; moreover, they supervise all areas of |
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community service for the Dallas Cowboys organization, and they |
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played key roles in the Texas-themed design of AT&T Stadium and in |
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the development of the Dallas Cowboys Art Collection at the |
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facility; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply committed to her community, education, and |
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the arts, Ms. Jones has served on the boards of the Texas Cultural |
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Trust, the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist |
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University, the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at SMU, |
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and the Children's Medical Center of Dallas; she was instrumental |
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in the establishment of the Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall in the |
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Meadows Museum, and she has given of her time and talents as a |
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member of the Salvation Army's Dallas County Board and of its |
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National Advisory Board; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Anderson, the executive vice president and |
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chief brand officer of the Dallas Cowboys, serves on the Salvation |
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Army's National Advisory Board, and she became its first female |
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chair in 2013; in addition, she is the first female chair of the NFL |
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Foundation board; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipients of the 2013 Texas Medal of Arts |
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Patron Award, Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson have worked |
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tirelessly to further the important mission of the Texas Cultural |
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Trust, and their outstanding efforts are indeed deserving of |
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special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Gene Jones and Charlotte Jones Anderson |
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for their exemplary service as co-chairs of the 2015 Texas Medal of |
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Arts Awards and honor them for their contributions to the Texas |
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Cultural Trust; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Jones and Ms. Anderson as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |