| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2263 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin is celebrating its |
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| 6 | 6 | | 25th anniversary in 2009; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, This beloved institution was founded at the Arts |
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| 8 | 8 | | Warehouse in 1984 by artists Sylvia Orozco, Pio Pulido, and Sam |
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| 9 | 9 | | Coronado and subsequently became one of the first art venues in |
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| 10 | 10 | | downtown Austin when it moved to a building on Congress Avenue; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the museum has produced and |
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| 12 | 12 | | presented cultural and educational programs for more than 100,000 |
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| 13 | 13 | | children from throughout Central Texas, and it has hosted numerous |
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| 14 | 14 | | exhibitions focusing on traditional and contemporary Mexican, |
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| 15 | 15 | | Latino, and Latin American art and culture; moreover, it has |
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| 16 | 16 | | organized an annual Dia de los Muertos procession and festival that |
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| 17 | 17 | | regularly draws thousands of participants of all ages and |
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| 18 | 18 | | backgrounds; in 2001, the museum received major support from the |
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| 19 | 19 | | City of Austin to purchase the Congress Avenue building in exchange |
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| 20 | 20 | | for producing an annual exhibition of art created by underserved |
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| 21 | 21 | | youth; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Among the many milestones in the museum's rich |
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| 23 | 23 | | history are its selection as the Official Sister Museum of the Diego |
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| 24 | 24 | | Rivera and Frida Kahlo Studio Museum in Mexico City in 1993 and its |
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| 25 | 25 | | designation by the Texas Legislature as the Official Mexican and |
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| 26 | 26 | | Mexican American Fine Art Museum of Texas in 2003; that same year, |
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| 27 | 27 | | the museum signed an agreement with the Mexican government's |
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| 28 | 28 | | National Council on Arts and Culture to present international art |
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| 29 | 29 | | exhibitions; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Most recently, the museum benefited from the passage |
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| 31 | 31 | | of a $5 million bond package that will go toward a new museum |
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| 32 | 32 | | facility and expanded educational services, and it initiated an |
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| 33 | 33 | | internship and research assistant program in partnership with the |
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| 34 | 34 | | College of Fine Arts at The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Generously supported by sponsors, donors, members, |
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| 36 | 36 | | and a visionary board of directors, Mexic-Arte Museum has |
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| 37 | 37 | | distinguished itself as a vital cultural resource, and with its |
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| 38 | 38 | | innovative exhibitions and educational outreach programs, it is |
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| 39 | 39 | | sure to remain a respected Central Texas institution for many years |
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| 40 | 40 | | to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby honor the Mexic-Arte Museum on its 25th |
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| 43 | 43 | | anniversary and extend to all those associated with the museum |
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| 44 | 44 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for the Mexic-Arte Museum as an expression of high regard |
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| 47 | 47 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Naishtat |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2263 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 52 | 52 | | 25, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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