Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 531
2	2	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
3	3	join the members of various Texas and Tejano organizations and
4	4	the members of Tejano Monument, Incorporated, in celebrating the
5	5	fifth anniversary of the unveiling of the Tejano Monument at the
6	6	Texas Capitol; and
7	7	WHEREAS, Tejanos are Texans of Spanish and Mexican descent
8	8	whose ancestors were among the first non-indigenous people to
9	9	explore and colonize the region that would become Texas; Tejano
10	10	Monument, Incorporated, was established in 2001, with the goal of
11	11	erecting a monument on the Capitol grounds to commemorate Tejano
12	12	influences in Texas history and culture; and
13	13	WHEREAS, The founding Tejano Monument, Incorporated,
14	14	executive board consisted of board president Dr. Cayetano
15	15	Barrera, who called for the first meeting; vice president Andrés
16	16	Tijerina, a professor of history at Austin Community College;
17	17	vice president Homero Vera, the editor and publisher of El
18	18	Mesteño magazine; vice president Renato Ramirez, the president
19	19	and chief executive officer of the International Bank of Commerce
20	20	in Zapata, Texas; and secretary-treasurer Richard Sanchez, the
21	21	associate vice president for governmental relations at The
22	22	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; these dedicated community
23	23	leaders advocated for legislation to authorize the monument, and
24	24	in 2001, a concurrent resolution approving the construction of a
25	25	privately funded Tejano monument on the Capitol grounds was
26	26	passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Rick
27	27	Perry; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Initial funding for the monument was established
29	29	through grants, individual donations, and corporate contributions;
30	30	in 2007, the legislature approved the use of public funds to
31	31	complete the project; and
32	32	WHEREAS, The talented team of professionals selected to
33	33	design and construct the monument were engineer Jose I. Guerra,
34	34	architect Jaime Beaman, and artist Armando Hinojosa; the
35	35	impressive bronze and granite statue was unveiled at a public
36	36	ceremony on March 29, 2012, with hundreds of well-wishers in
37	37	attendance, and it has since been viewed by thousands of State
38	38	Capitol visitors; now, therefore, be it
39	39	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
40	40	Legislature, hereby commend the members of Tejano Monument,
41	41	Incorporated, and all who participated in creating the Tejano
42	42	Monument for raising the public's awareness of the contributions
43	43	of Tejanos to our state's storied history and extend best wishes
44	44	to all on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the unveiling
45	45	of the Tejano Monument at the Texas Capitol; and, be it further
46	46	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a
47	47	memento of this special anniversary.
48	48	Zaffirini
49	49	________________________________
50	50	President of the Senate
51	51	I hereby certify that the
52	52	above Resolution was adopted by
53	53	the Senate on March 29, 2017.
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Secretary of the Senate
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Member, Texas Senate