Bill Text: TX HR14 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Jac Darsnek for preserving Texas history through his Traces of Texas online photography project.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-07-09 - Filed [HR14 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR14-Introduced.html
87S10085 JGH-D | ||
By: Harris | H.R. No. 14 |
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WHEREAS, Jac Darsnek is making a significant contribution to | ||
the preservation of the heritage of the Lone Star State through his | ||
online photography project, Traces of Texas; and | ||
WHEREAS, In 2004, Mr. Darsnek began photographing places and | ||
buildings across Texas that he feared would one day be lost without | ||
having been recorded, and in 2013, he started sharing his photos on | ||
social media; his Facebook account took off in 2015, when he | ||
uploaded a vintage photograph of the original Whataburger location | ||
in Corpus Christi from 1955, and the photo reached 12 million | ||
viewers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since embarking on the project, Mr. Darsnek has | ||
traveled more than 200,000 miles across the state to take pictures, | ||
and the Traces of Texas website features a robust collection of his | ||
striking color photographs of such sites as roadside cafes, ranch | ||
gates, railroad bridges, drive-in theaters, and countless other | ||
subjects; the website also includes arcane Texas facts that are | ||
updated daily and a forum for visitors to share their own stories | ||
and photos; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to the website and Facebook page, Traces | ||
of Texas is available on Instagram and Twitter, where followers can | ||
enjoy photographs of various sites, as well as stills from classic | ||
Texas films and remembrances of celebrated Texans of the past; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jac Darsnek has cultivated an online community | ||
dedicated to all things Texan, and he may indeed take great pride in | ||
his success at documenting the history, people, and culture of his | ||
beloved Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Jac Darsnek for | ||
creating and maintaining the Traces of Texas online photography | ||
project and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Darsnek as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |