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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The National Life Monument celebrates the miracle of |
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life and the women at the center of that miracle; and |
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WHEREAS, Sculpted by artist Timothy Schmalz, the bronze |
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sculpture depicts a mother with an unborn child cradled in a |
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world-shaped womb; and |
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WHEREAS, The eight-foot statue can be seen at the Church of |
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San Marcello al Corso in Rome and at the Theological College in |
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Washington, D.C.; 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 replica of the monument on the Capitol grounds |
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would provide a communal place for Texans to celebrate the beauty of |
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human 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. |