SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 583
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Rudi R. Rodriguez, who is receiving the 2010 Texas
Historical Commission Award of Excellence in Preserving History
at the commission's annual preservation conference on April 1,
2011, in Austin; and
WHEREAS, The award honors an individual, organization, or
project that has contributed significantly to the understanding
or preservation of Texas or local history; and
WHEREAS, A businessman and community leader, Rudi
Rodriguez has followed his passion for Texas and its history for
more than 25 years; in the last 10 years, he focused primarily on
Tejanos in Texas history; he founded TexasTejano.com, a popular
website and a business enterprise that has created two
world-class traveling exhibits and produced major Tejano
documentaries and plays; and
WHEREAS, Rudi has been a champion of Tejano Heritage Month
and worked with representatives of the Texas Historical
Commission, the Texas General Land Office, the Texas State
Historical Association, the National Trust for Historic
Preservation, and the National Park Service's El Camino Real de
Los Tejas project in efforts to preserve the state's history; and
WHEREAS, Rudi recently began planning for a Hispanic
Heritage Center of Texas to educate, elevate, and celebrate the
Hispanic experience of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries; the
center has obtained nonprofit status and plans are proceeding for
a vibrant museum, a world-class research library, a multipurpose
center, and a Tejano Living Heritage Village; it will be located
in the HemisFair Park in San Antonio; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby commend Rudi R. Rodriguez for his
outstanding contributions to preserving Texas history for future
generations and extend to him congratulations on receiving the
Texas Historical Commission Award of Excellence in Preserving
History; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Van de Putte
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 24, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate