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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, W. F. Strong and the Texas Standard radio program |
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have achieved considerable success with their series of "Stories |
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from Texas," which have now been collected in a book; and |
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WHEREAS, Written and narrated by Mr. Strong and produced by |
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Texas Standard, "Stories from Texas" is a series of radio vignettes |
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about Texas history, culture, folklore, and literature; these |
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popular spots have been broadcast on NPR since 2010, most recently |
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on the Texas Standard's network of 30 stations across the state; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2018, Mr. Strong published 75 of the stories in a |
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new book, Stories from Texas: Some of Them Are True; entries range |
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from colorful tall tales to appreciations of Texas icons such as |
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rattlesnakes, pickup trucks, and Whataburger, as well as accounts |
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of larger-than-life Texans such as Judge Roy Bean, cattleman |
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Charles Goodnight, and pianist Van Cliburn; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in South Texas, W. F. Strong is a Fulbright |
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scholar and a professor of communication and culture at The |
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and he occasionally writes |
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for Texas Highways magazine; Texas Standard is produced in Austin |
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as a collaboration of KUT Austin, KERA North Texas, Houston Public |
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Media, and Texas Public Radio San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, These vivid and delightful tales of life in the Lone |
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Star State continue to please countless readers and radio |
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listeners, and Mr. Strong and the producers of Texas Standard are |
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truly deserving of special recognition for their achievement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend W. F. Strong and Texas Standard for the |
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production of the "Stories from Texas" book and radio series and |
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extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Strong and Texas Standard as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |