Bill Text: TX HCR131 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Designating Bastrop County as the official Film Hospitality Capital of Texas for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Signed by the Governor [HCR131 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR131-Enrolled.html
H.C.R. No. 131 |
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WHEREAS, For decades, residents of Bastrop County have opened | ||
their homes, businesses, and properties to film productions of all | ||
durations and sizes, forming friendly relations with industry | ||
professionals and watching with pride as local communities come to | ||
life on television and motion picture screens; and | ||
WHEREAS, The leadership of Bastrop County and the cities of | ||
Bastrop, Elgin, and Smithville have adopted film-friendly policies | ||
to ensure that projects operate smoothly, with minimal | ||
inconvenience to residents and businesses; chambers of commerce, | ||
private citizens, local agencies, and school districts actively | ||
support film production and make their homes and facilities | ||
available to filmmakers, understanding the economic impact these | ||
projects have on their communities; moreover, local film | ||
commissions provide workshops promoting dialogue between | ||
production companies and residents; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bastrop County is home to New Republic Studios, a | ||
full service production company encompassing sound stages, | ||
animation studios, and other state-of-the-art facilities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Many residents of Bastrop County proudly support | ||
themselves and their families through work on film projects; among | ||
the professionals who call the county home are writers, directors, | ||
location scouts, actors, accountants, caterers, carpenters, | ||
electricians, and other skilled workers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, Bastrop County and its local communities | ||
welcome thousands of visitors who are following self-guided | ||
sightseeing trails established by the Texas Film Commission; among | ||
the stops on these tours are such famous locations as the family | ||
home in Hope Floats and the Bernie courtroom; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bastrop County residents have spent countless hours | ||
as volunteers supporting films made in their communities; the | ||
county has hosted hundreds of productions, from Academy | ||
Award-nominated feature films such as The Tree of Life to fan | ||
favorites that include Transformers: Age of Extinction and My | ||
All-American; celebrities have received a warm welcome here, from | ||
Julia Roberts, Jack Black, and Troy Aikman, who have strolled | ||
Bastrop's Main Street, to Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain, who have | ||
enjoyed the ambiance of Smithville, to the Clydesdales, who have | ||
paraded through downtown Elgin; and | ||
WHEREAS, Film production companies enjoy the friendly | ||
people, diverse settings, and ample resources of Bastrop County, | ||
and the county is indeed worthy of recognition for its | ||
contributions to the film industry in the Lone Star State; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby designate Bastrop County as the official Film Hospitality | ||
Capital of Texas; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
passed by the legislature. | ||
Cyrier | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.C.R. No. 131 was adopted by the House on May | ||
7, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 3 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.C.R. No. 131 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
15, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: __________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |