SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 693
         WHEREAS, The short animated documentary about Caddo Lake
  There's Something in the Water is receiving considerable
  attention on the film festival circuit in 2019; and
         WHEREAS, The only naturally occurring lake in Texas, Caddo
  Lake has been infested since 2006 by giant salvinia, an invasive
  species of fern that originated in Brazil; the Caddo Biocontrol
  Alliance and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are working
  to control the species, which blocks sunlight and decreases the
  amount of oxygen in the water, to the detriment of native
  species; and
         WHEREAS, There's Something in the Water is an eight-minute
  animated film featuring interviews with people who live and work
  on the lake; the film was directed by Rory WT, a London-based
  animator whose previous work has appeared on the BBC, Adult Swim,
  and Nature; it was produced by Shannon Wynne, a Texas
  restaurateur who purchased a camp on Caddo Lake in 1986, and
  Stephanie M. Casey, the owner of the Dallas-based marketing and
  communications firm Lovage Inc.; the associate producer is
  Daniel Villanueva, a radio/television/film graduate of the
  University of North Texas and a staffer at Lovage; and
         WHEREAS, The film is an official selection at eight film
  festivals in the spring of 2019, including the Earth Day Film
  Festival, the Sonoma International Film Festival, the Thin Line
  Film Festival, the Pasadena International Film Festival, the
  Environmental Film Festival at Yale, the Dallas International
  Film Festival, the EarthxFilm Festival, and the Manhattan Film
  Festival; and
         WHEREAS, This informative, entertaining, and provocative
  film promises to raise awareness about the serious situation at
  Caddo Lake, and its filmmakers are truly deserving of special
  recognition; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, hereby commend the filmmaking team of There's
  Something in the Water and extend to them sincere best wishes for
  continued success with their production; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the filmmakers as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas Senate.
 
  Hughes
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 6, 2019.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate