SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 693
WHEREAS, The short animated documentary about Caddo Lake
There's Something in the Water is receiving considerable
attention on the film festival circuit in 2019; and
WHEREAS, The only naturally occurring lake in Texas, Caddo
Lake has been infested since 2006 by giant salvinia, an invasive
species of fern that originated in Brazil; the Caddo Biocontrol
Alliance and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department are working
to control the species, which blocks sunlight and decreases the
amount of oxygen in the water, to the detriment of native
species; and
WHEREAS, There's Something in the Water is an eight-minute
animated film featuring interviews with people who live and work
on the lake; the film was directed by Rory WT, a London-based
animator whose previous work has appeared on the BBC, Adult Swim,
and Nature; it was produced by Shannon Wynne, a Texas
restaurateur who purchased a camp on Caddo Lake in 1986, and
Stephanie M. Casey, the owner of the Dallas-based marketing and
communications firm Lovage Inc.; the associate producer is
Daniel Villanueva, a radio/television/film graduate of the
University of North Texas and a staffer at Lovage; and
WHEREAS, The film is an official selection at eight film
festivals in the spring of 2019, including the Earth Day Film
Festival, the Sonoma International Film Festival, the Thin Line
Film Festival, the Pasadena International Film Festival, the
Environmental Film Festival at Yale, the Dallas International
Film Festival, the EarthxFilm Festival, and the Manhattan Film
Festival; and
WHEREAS, This informative, entertaining, and provocative
film promises to raise awareness about the serious situation at
Caddo Lake, and its filmmakers are truly deserving of special
recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commend the filmmaking team of There's
Something in the Water and extend to them sincere best wishes for
continued success with their production; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the filmmakers as an expression of high regard by
the Texas Senate.
Hughes
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 6, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate