H.R. No. 685
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A state replete with diverse landscapes, iconic
American legends, and talented residents, Texas has long been a
favorite location for motion picture and television productions,
and that rich and ongoing tradition is being celebrated on Texas
Moving Image Industry Day at the State Capitol on March 4, 2009; and
WHEREAS, More than 1,600 films and television programs have
been made in Texas since 1910; the first movie ever to win the
Academy Award for Best Picture, the silent World War I epic Wings,
was shot in and around San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Audiences all over the world have discovered the
Lone Star State through films and television programs made here;
Giant, filmed near Marfa, tells the sprawling story of cattle and
oil in West Texas; no fewer than nine films about the siege of the
Alamo have been made in Texas, including John Wayne's 1960 epic, The
Alamo; the film and television series Friday Night Lights tells the
distinctively Texan story of high school football, and 10 years
after its release, Hope Floats continues to draw tourists to its
locations in Smithville and Central Texas; week after week since
1976, Austin City Limits, the longest-running television concert
series, is still bringing the best of popular music to the nation
with a Texas flair; and
WHEREAS, Great filmmakers from all over the world have
journeyed to Texas to make their films; Steven Spielberg shot his
first feature, The Sugarland Express, here, Sam Peckinpah filmed
his classic thriller The Getaway in San Marcos and El Paso, Clint
Eastwood made A Perfect World and Space Cowboys in Texas, and the
German director Wim Wenders shot his art house masterpiece Paris,
Texas in locations all over the state; and
WHEREAS, The Lone Star State's own writers and directors have
produced many great projects here, including Robert Benton (Bonnie
and Clyde, Places in the Heart), Horton Foote (Tender Mercies, The
Trip to Bountiful), William Witliff (Lonesome Dove, Honeysuckle
Rose, Raggedy Man), Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore), Richard
Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, The Newton Boys), Tim
McCanlies (Secondhand Lions), Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids, Sin
City), and John Lee Hancock (The Alamo, The Rookie); and
WHEREAS, Texas has hosted a staggering variety of
productions, from independent films like Waiting for Guffman (shot
in Lockhart) to classic westerns like Lonesome Dove (shot near Del
Rio), as well as war films like Courage Under Fire (shot in El
Paso), over-the-top family adventure comedies like the three Spy
Kids films (shot in Austin), romantic comedies like Miss
Congeniality (shot in San Antonio), and classic horror films like
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (shot in Austin); the state has also
been the location for such Academy Award-winning features as No
Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood (both shot in Marfa),
Boys Don't Cry (shot in Greenville), Places in the Heart (shot in
Waxahachie), and Terms of Endearment (shot in Houston); and
WHEREAS, The state is known for its highly skilled film
technicians, whose expertise is so well-regarded that most films
shot in Texas hire primarily local crews; the state also boasts a
strong base of acting talent, and specialized film vendors and
services have been a strong part of the state's economy for more
than two decades; and
WHEREAS, With more than 90 companies, Texas is the third
largest center for the development of video games, whose highly
skilled workers have created such popular titles as Quake from Id
Software, Ultima Online, a groundbreaking multiplayer game from
Origin Systems, and Age of Empires from Ensemble Studios, as well as
military simulation training games for the U.S. Army; and
WHEREAS, Over the past decade, the moving image industry,
including film, television, video, commercials, animation, and
interactive video games, has spent more than $2.2 billion and
created over 38,000 jobs in Texas, and the contributions of this
dynamic industry to Texas, and of Texans to this industry, are truly
worthy of recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2009, as Texas Moving Image
Industry Day at the State Capitol and commend the industry's many
talented individuals for their creativity, hard work, and
determination.
Dukes
Pitts
Homer
McCall
Cook
Naishtat
Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 685 was adopted by the House on March
4, 2009, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus Gattis Menendez
Allen Geren Merritt
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
Anderson Guillen Moody
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
Bonnen Harless Orr
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
Button Herrero Paxton
Callegari Hilderbran Pea
Castro Hochberg Phillips
Chavez Hodge Pickett
Chisum Homer Pierson
Christian Hopson Pitts
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
Cook Hughes Riddle
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
Crabb Isett Ritter
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
Creighton Jones Rose
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
Darby Kent Shelton
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
Edwards Legler Thibaut
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
Eissler Lewis Truitt
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
England Madden Turner of Harris
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
Fletcher Martinez Vo
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
Flynn McCall Weber
Frost McClendon Woolley
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas