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1		-	By: Lambert (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.C.R. No. 83
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2017;
3		-	May 5, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
4		-	Administration; May 23, 2017, reported favorably by the following
5		-	vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 23, 2017, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.C.R. No. 83
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9	4		HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
10	5		WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the city of Stamford has
11	6		played host to the Stamford Art Foundation Western Art Show, the
12	7		oldest continuously held art show and sale in Texas and the
13	8		third-oldest event of its kind in the United States; and
14	9		WHEREAS, First curated in 1974, the Western Art Show was
15	10		organized through the efforts of community and business leaders and
16	11		prominent ranchers in the Stamford area, all of whom shared an
17	12		interest in the promotion and preservation of Western heritage and
18	13		culture; early supporters of the show included Western movie stars,
19	14		former Texas governors, and many individuals who are enshrined in
20	15		the ProRodeo and the National and Texas Cowboy Halls of Fame; and
21	16		WHEREAS, Over the course of its history the Stamford Western
22	17		Art Show has displayed paintings, drawings, and sculptures from
23	18		some of the most famous artists of Texas and the West, among whom
24	19		are luminaries of the Cowboy Artists of America organization and
25	20		multiple individuals who have been chosen as Texas State Artist by
26	21		the Texas Commission on the Arts; and
27	22		WHEREAS, This prestigious event is operated by the nonprofit
28	23		Stamford Art Foundation, and the show is a broad-based community
29	24		initiative that draws on the efforts of the organization's board of
30	25		directors as well as an additional 130 or more volunteers; proceeds
31	26		from tickets and art sales benefit the West Texas Rehabilitation
32	27		Center, which provides outpatient therapy and rehabilitation
33	28		services to more than 500 patients daily, regardless of their
34	29		ability to pay, from locations in Abilene, San Angelo, and Ozona;
35	30		and
36	31		WHEREAS, The Western Art Show in Stamford is a prominent
37	32		event that pays tribute to the treasured legacy of the American West
38	33		and features the premier artists of the genre, and it is indeed
39	34		fitting to recognize the community that has been home to this
40	35		exciting showcase for more than four decades; now, therefore, be it
41	36		RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas
42	37		hereby designate the city of Stamford as the Western Art Show
43	38		Capital of Texas; and, be it further
44	39		RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section
45	40		391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect
46	41		until the 10th anniversary of its designation.
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	42	+	Lambert
	43	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	44	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	45	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 83 was adopted by the House on May
	46	+	4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 4, 2 present, not
	47	+	voting.
	48	+	______________________________
	49	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	50	+	I certify that H.C.R. No. 83 was adopted by the Senate on May
	51	+	24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	52	+	______________________________
	53	+	Secretary of the Senate
	54	+	APPROVED: __________________
	55	+	Date
	56	+	__________________
	57	+	Governor