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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The art form of mosaic is a 6,000-year-old technique |
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in which small pieces of glass, stone, or other materials are used |
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to create a pattern or a mural; and |
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WHEREAS, In the City of Levelland, artists have used this |
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ancient art form to portray a visual history of Hockley County and |
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to tell the story of its people and their achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968, Don Stroud, then an art professor at South |
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Plains College, created and installed the first mosaic work in |
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Levelland; the piece was made with glass tiles, which he had |
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acquired in Mexico, and he and his children installed the mosaic, |
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entitled Wild Mustangs, in the Fine Arts Building at the college; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In the years since, additional mosaic works by Don |
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Stroud and other talented artists have been installed at the |
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college and at locations throughout the city; pieces like Hockley |
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County: Past to Present and Land of Soil, Oil, and Education, as |
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well as Hockley County Schools and Your Children's Children, |
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recount the area's history, and such works as Tree of Life, Arms of |
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Care, and New Morning celebrate the significant roles that the |
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medical profession and educational institutions play in the |
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community; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Levelland is home to 13 of these distinctive |
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murals, which have engaged the citizenry and raised interest in the |
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arts and culture; local artists and city officials have worked |
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diligently to ensure that the mosaics are kept in pristine |
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condition, and a self-guided tour of the mosaics is a popular |
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activity for residents and visitors to the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Levelland has become known |
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throughout the area as the City of Mosaics due to the many |
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captivating mosaic murals that adorn the city's landscape; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby designate Levelland as the official City of Mosaics of |
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Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of its designation. |