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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Life Monument celebrates the miracle of life and |
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the women at the center of that miracle; and |
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WHEREAS, Created by artist Timothy Schmalz, the Life Monument |
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is an eight-foot bronze sculpture that depicts a mother with an |
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unborn child cradled in a world-shaped womb; the statue captures |
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the physical relationship between mother and child that is felt |
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throughout their lives, which, when combined with the role of the |
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father, then constitutes the bond for the nuclear family which is |
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the integral foundation for the stability of American society; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Chapter 443, Government Code, and rules of the |
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State Preservation Board, a portion of the north Capitol grounds is |
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available for new monuments, subject to legislative approval, |
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specified procedural requirements, the provision of funding from |
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private donors, conformity to certain size and design limitations |
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and parameters, and completion on a timely basis; and |
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WHEREAS, A Texas Life Monument on the Capitol grounds would |
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provide a communal place for Texans to celebrate the beauty of human |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby authorize the State Preservation Board, subject to state law |
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and rules of the board, to approve the construction of a Texas Life |
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Monument at the State Capitol Complex, at a site outside of the |
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historic Capitol grounds; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an |
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official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the |
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State Preservation Board. |