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  By: Oliverson H.C.R. No. 24
 
 
 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, The National Life Monument celebrates the miracle of
  life and the women at the center of that miracle; and
         WHEREAS, Sculpted by artist Timothy Schmalz, the bronze
  sculpture depicts a mother with an unborn child cradled in a
  world-shaped womb; and
         WHEREAS, The eight-foot bronze statue was permanently
  installed at the Church of San Marcello al Corso in Rome in May
  2022, and after a tour of the U.S., the original Life Monument was
  installed at the Theological College in Washington, D.C.; and
         WHEREAS, Under Chapter 443, Government Code, and rules of the
  State Preservation Board, a portion of the north Capitol grounds is
  available for new monuments, subject to legislative approval,
  specified procedural requirements, the provision of funding from
  private donors, conformity to certain size and design limitations
  and parameters, and completion on a timely basis; and
         WHEREAS, A replica of the monument on the Capitol grounds
  would provide a communal place for Texans to celebrate the beauty of
  human life; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas,
  3rd Called Session, hereby authorize the State Preservation Board,
  subject to state law and rules of the board, to approve the
  construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State
  Capitol Complex, at a site outside of the historic Capitol grounds;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an
  official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the
  State Preservation Board.