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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Adair Margo of El Paso is being inducted into the |
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Texas Women's Hall of Fame on November 6, 2025, in a ceremony hosted |
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by the Office of the Texas Governor and First Lady Cecilia Abbott; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A third-generation El Pasoan, Mrs. Margo was |
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selected for this honor in recognition of her over four decades of |
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leadership in the arts and humanities; in 1985, she founded the |
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Adair Margo Gallery, showcasing more than 400 artists from 12 |
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countries, and she has worked to preserve the legacy of Tom Lea by |
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creating the Tom Lea Institute and writing books and articles about |
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the artist; in addition, she has taught at The University of Texas |
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at El Paso and New Mexico State University; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2001, Mrs. Margo was appointed by President |
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George W. Bush to chair the President's Committee on the Arts and |
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the Humanities, and she has also given generously of her time and |
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talents to the Texas Commission on the Arts, the Mid-America Arts |
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Alliance, and the Texas Council for the Humanities; she holds a |
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bachelor's degree and a master's degree in art history from |
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Vanderbilt University and New Mexico State University, |
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respectively; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her many contributions to the vibrant |
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cultural life of the Lone Star State, Adair Margo has set an |
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outstanding example to which others may aspire, and she is richly |
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deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Adair Margo on |
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her induction into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Margo as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |