Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HCR75 Compare Versions

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1	1		84R19211 JNC-D
2	2		By: Thompson of Harris H.C.R. No. 75
3		-	Substitute the following for H.C.R. No. 75:
4		-	By: Larson C.S.H.C.R. No. 75
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7	5		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
8	6		WHEREAS, Texas musicians have made enormous contributions to
9	7		American culture, and the state would realize significant benefits
10	8		through the establishment of a major museum to celebrate the
11	9		richness and diversity of the music created by its sons and
12	10		daughters; and
13	11		WHEREAS, Around the world, music fans recognize the Lone Star
14	12		State as the birthplace of such giants as Van Cliburn, Bob Wills,
15	13		Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Janis Joplin, Stevie Ray
16	14		Vaughan, Beyoncé, George Strait, Ornette Coleman, and the members
17	15		of ZZ Top; a state museum would attract a host of visitors eager to
18	16		learn more about these legends, and it would provide an opportunity
19	17		to raise awareness of the important role Texas has played in the
20	18		evolution of a wide array of genres, including folk, blues,
21	19		country, rock 'n' roll, gospel, Tejano, jazz, R&B, and hip-hop; in
22	20		addition, it would introduce young Texans to seminal figures in the
23	21		evolution of American music, among them Scott Joplin, Sippie
24	22		Wallace, Lightnin' Hopkins, Dale Evans, George Jones, Lefty
25	23		Frizzell, Lydia Mendoza, Flaco Jiménez, Selena Quintanilla Perez,
26	24		and many others; and
27	25		WHEREAS, Austin's status as the state's capital and its
28	26		reputation as "the Live Music Capital of the World" make the city an
29	27		obvious choice for the site of such a museum; moreover, Central
30	28		Texas has long been identified with musicology, not only through
31	29		the pioneering work of internationally known folklorists John and
32	30		Alan Lomax, but also through programs of The University of Texas at
33	31		Austin, Texas State University, the Texas Historical Commission,
34	32		and the Bullock Texas State History Museum; and
35	33		WHEREAS, Indeed, the Bullock Museum would be an ideal home
36	34		for a music museum, given its mission to engage a broad public
37	35		audience in the unfolding story of the history, culture, and people
38	36		of Texas, as well as its strong record of incorporating the arts in
39	37		exhibitions and in such programming as the popular Music Under the
40	38		Star concert series; a new music museum within the Bullock Museum
41	39		could develop fruitful partnerships with other relevant
42	40		institutions and agencies, among them the Texas Music Office, the
43	41		Economic Development and Tourism Division of the Governor's Office,
44	42		the Austin Music Commission, the Texas Music Museum, the Texas
45	43		Music Hall of Fame, and museums devoted to specific genres; and
46	44		WHEREAS, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland drives
47	45		more than $107 million in economic impact each year; in Nashville,
48	46		the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum has an annual economic
49	47		impact in excess of $30 million, with annual attendance of more than
50	48		564,000; and
51	49		WHEREAS, Establishing a music museum within the Bullock Texas
52	50		State History Museum would be a natural extension of that
53	51		institution's mission, and it would heighten appreciation for one
54	52		of the most important aspects of Texas culture while drawing
55	53		greater attention to a growing industry and spurring further
56	54		economic development; now, therefore, be it
57	55		RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
58	56		hereby encourage the State Preservation Board and the director of
59	57		the Bullock Texas State History Museum to establish a museum of
60	58		Texas music history and dedicate the third floor of the Bullock
61	59		Museum to this permanent and integral program; and, be it further
62	60		RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature encourage the State
63	61		Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State
64	62		History Museum to explore initiatives to generate revenue for the
65	63		project, such as the use of the facility for catered events; and, be
66	64		it further
67	65		RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature encourage the State
68	66		Preservation Board and the director of the Bullock Texas State
69	67		History Museum, in order to expedite the establishment of a museum
70	68		of Texas music history and to benefit from the Texas Music Office's
71	69		experience, resources, and proven record of success, to assign
72	70		primary responsibility for developing and operating this museum to
73	71		the Texas Music Office; and, be it further
74	72		RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature encourage the Texas
75	73		Music Office to consider contracting with third parties to assist
76	74		in the development and operation of the museum of Texas music
77	75		history; and, be it further
78	76		RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official
79	77		copies of this resolution to the executive director of the State
80	78		Preservation Board and to the director of the Bullock Texas State
81	79		History Museum.