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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The City of Cockrell Hill is holding a |
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ribbon-cutting ceremony for Stevie Ray Vaughan Park on April 22, |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The park is named for Texas guitar legend Stevie Ray |
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Vaughan, who was born in Dallas in 1954 and grew up in the Oak |
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Cliff-Cockrell Hill area; he began playing in bands when he was a |
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student in junior high school, and he moved to Austin at age 17 to |
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pursue his musical career; his rise to international stardom |
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commenced in the early 1980s, and he went on to become one of the |
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most influential rock and blues guitarists of all time; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2015, the City of Cockrell Hill acquired the land |
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of the old Hill Theater, where Mr. Vaughan had made his public debut |
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in 1965; community leaders set about creating a public space to pay |
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tribute to the musician and to provide a location for local artists |
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to showcase their talents; the park features a stage, lawn seating, |
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and a walkway set beneath large shade trees; paintings of |
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Mr. Vaughan by local muralist Steve Hunter pay homage to the |
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beloved six-string virtuoso; and |
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WHEREAS, Stevie Ray Vaughan Park will serve as a popular |
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entertainment and recreation destination for area residents for |
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many years to come, and it is indeed a pleasure to celebrate the |
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opening of this outstanding community resource; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the ribbon-cutting ceremony for |
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Stevie Ray Vaughan Park in Cockrell Hill and commend all those who |
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helped bring this project to fruition; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the City of Cockrell Hill as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |