H.R. No. 2119
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, On May 15, 2013, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
in San Antonio is hosting the introduction of a new U.S. postage
stamp honoring the iconic Tejano singer Lydia Mendoza as part of its
annual Tejano Conjunto Festival; and
WHEREAS, Born in Houston in 1916, "La Alondra de la Frontera"
("the lark of the border") was known for her soulful renditions of
Tejano and conjunto songs; she made her first recordings in San
Antonio in 1928, and she continued to entertain audiences for the
next 60 years; in 1982, Ms. Mendoza was the first Texan to receive a
National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the
Arts, and she was presented with a National Medal of the Arts in
1999 and a Texas Medal of the Arts in 2003; she passed away in San
Antonio in 2007, at the age of 91; and
WHEREAS, The Forever stamp honoring Ms. Mendoza is part of
the U.S. Postal Service's Music Icons series, and it features a
black-and-white photograph of the singer from the 1950s, holding a
12-string guitar; superimposed over her image is the flag of the
Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Founded in the early 1980s, the Guadalupe Cultural
Arts Center is a dynamic, multidisciplinary arts institution
dedicated to promoting and preserving Latin American and indigenous
arts, including the visual arts, music, literature, theater, and
dance; the center encompasses classrooms, studio spaces, an art
gallery, and a theater, and it serves more than 100,000 people a
year with its impressive schedule of performances, exhibitions, and
special events, including the annual San Antonio CineFestival and
the Tejano Conjunto Festival; and
WHEREAS, One of the largest and most influential culturally
based arts centers in the nation, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts
Center is the perfect venue to host the debut of this handsome new
stamp, and the center's Tejano Conjunto Festival is a most fitting
occasion to honor this legendary performer; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commend the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center for
hosting the introduction of the Lydia Mendoza stamp and extend to
the center's staff sincere best wishes for a meaningful and
memorable event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Martinez Fischer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2119 was adopted by the House on May
17, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House