89R23501 KRT-D
By: Lujan H.R. No. 839
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jenessa Davila of South San Antonio High School
earned a gold medal at the 2025 Region 20E High School Visual Art
Scholastic Event on February 22, qualifying her for the state
competition; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1994, VASE is a Texas Art Education
Association-sponsored contest that recognizes exemplary student
achievement in the visual arts; each participant creates a piece,
writes about their process in making it, and completes an interview
with a VASE juror, who evaluates their entry using a
standards-based rubric; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Davila's work, Nitpicking, is a self-portrait
using various mediums, textures, and 3D features, and it explores
the connection between the artist's identity and her curly hair;
after graduation, she hopes to continue her education at The
University of Texas at San Antonio, where she plans to major in
psychology and minor in fine arts; and
WHEREAS, This gifted young Texan has demonstrated
outstanding talent, creativity, and dedication to her craft, and
she may indeed take great pride in her exceptional showing in the
VASE competition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jenessa Davila on earning a gold
medal at the 2025 Region 20E High School Visual Art Scholastic Event
and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Davila as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.