Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 2009
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Kate Johnson of Kyle has greatly benefited Hays
6	6	County through her tireless efforts to preserve its historic and
7	7	cultural heritage; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The former chair of the Hays County Historical
9	9	Commission, Ms. Johnson has played a key role in numerous
10	10	preservation projects, among them the restoration of the Kyle
11	11	Railroad Depot and Heritage Center and of the 1884 Hays County Jail
12	12	and the establishment of the Historic Hays County Courthouse Museum
13	13	in San Marcos; she was the driving force behind restoration of the
14	14	Kyle home of author Katherine Ann Porter as well, now the Katherine
15	15	Ann Porter Literacy Center, which hosts writing programs and houses
16	16	a full-time writer-in-residence from Texas State University; under
17	17	her leadership, the commission produced 10 documentaries on such
18	18	topics as the county's namesake, Jack C. Hays, and local life during
19	19	the World War II era; since 2008, the Hays County Historical
20	20	Commission has received a consecutive series of annual
21	21	Distinguished Service Awards; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Ms. Johnson has also worked with other
23	23	organizations on the preservation of many area homes and buildings,
24	24	including the Buda Stagecoach House, the Winters-Wimberley House,
25	25	Kyle City Hall, and the Isham Jones Good House; she has served on
26	26	the boards of the Historic Hays County Courthouse Museum and of
27	27	Preservation Texas, which she further supported in its initiative
28	28	to identify and protect at-risk historic sites; she purchased and
29	29	restored two important sections of the Buck Winn "History of
30	30	Ranching" mural and donated them to the Hays County Government
31	31	Center; she has been a generous patron of the arts and culture as
32	32	well, supporting the Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, the
33	33	Burdine Johnson Theater at Hays High School, and the Burdine
34	34	Johnson Indoor Studio Theatre at the EmilyAnn Theatre and Gardens
35	35	in Wimberley; moreover, she has made significant donations to local
36	36	libraries and schools; and
37	37	WHEREAS, The Hays County commissioners court presented
38	38	Ms. Johnson with the inaugural Kate Johnson Award for Volunteer of
39	39	the Year, and it named November 10, 2015, as Kate Johnson Day; she
40	40	has also received the Commissioner's Award and two John Ben
41	41	Shepperd County Historical Commission Leadership Awards from the
42	42	Texas Historical Commission; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Through her steadfast devotion to protecting the
44	44	heritage of her community, Kate Johnson has earned the respect and
45	45	admiration of innumerable people in Hays County and beyond; now,
46	46	therefore, be it
47	47	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
48	48	Legislature hereby honor Kate Johnson for her contributions to Hays
49	49	County; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for Ms. Johnson as an expression of high regard by the
52	52	Texas House of Representatives.
53	53	Zwiener
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 2009 was adopted by the House on May
57	57	25, 2023, by a non-record vote.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House