Bill Text: TX HR678 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the first Teen Bookfest by the Bay in Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR678 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR678-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 678 |
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WHEREAS, Young readers are gathering at Ray High School in | ||
Corpus Christi on February 28, 2015, for the first annual Teen | ||
Bookfest by the Bay; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bringing together teenage readers with 16 popular | ||
writers of young adult fiction, this free event is sponsored by the | ||
Corpus Christi Public Libraries, the Nueces County Library System, | ||
the Portland Public Library, and Texas A&M University-Corpus | ||
Christi, as well as librarians from the Aransas County, Calallen, | ||
Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Gregory-Portland, Orange Grove, Port | ||
Aransas, Sinton, Tuloso-Midway, and West Oso Independent School | ||
Districts; and | ||
WHEREAS, The writers, most of whom are from Texas, include | ||
Jessica Lee Anderson, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Beth Fehlbaum, | ||
P. J. Hoover, Guadalupe Garcia-McCall, Estela Gutierrez, | ||
C. C. Hunter, Lindsey Lane, Diana Lopez, Mari Mancusi, Jennifer | ||
Mathieu, Jackson Pearce (who also writes under the name J. Nelle | ||
Patrick), Joy Preble, Victoria Scott, Joe Shine, and Django Wexler; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, In panel discussions, the authors will talk about | ||
the process of writing and publishing, as well as such topics of | ||
interest as fantasy, paranormal fiction, and manga comics; there | ||
will be a "Steampunk Social" during the lunch break and a flash | ||
fiction session in the afternoon, and the day will conclude with the | ||
authors meeting readers and signing copies of their books; and | ||
WHEREAS, A love of reading can open up whole new worlds to | ||
young people, and this unique event offers readers in Corpus | ||
Christi and the surrounding region an opportunity to learn from and | ||
be inspired by a dynamic group of successful authors; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the first annual Teen Bookfest by | ||
the Bay and extend to the festival's organizers, visiting authors, | ||
and attendees sincere best wishes for an exciting and memorable | ||
event; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Teen Bookfest by the Bay as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Herrero | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 678 was adopted by the House on March | ||
5, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||