Bill Text: TX HR917 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Friends of the Governor's Mansion on its 40th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-11 - Reported enrolled [HR917 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR917-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 917 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Friends of the Governor's Mansion is celebrating its | ||
| 40th anniversary in 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1979 by Governor William P. Clements | ||
| Jr. and First Lady Rita Clements, the nonprofit organization is | ||
| dedicated to maintaining the Texas Governor's Mansion and | ||
| preserving its historical and cultural integrity; the group also | ||
| works to educate the public about the building and its contents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, FGM raises funds to acquire museum-quality artwork, | ||
| as well as antique furnishings made in the United States, that | ||
| enhance the mansion and reflect its significance in the annals of | ||
| Texas; it oversees the Mansion Collection of furnishings and | ||
| state-owned artifacts, restoring and replacing items as needed; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Passersby can readily observe the organization's | ||
| attention to the exterior of the mansion; FGM supports a garden fund | ||
| that provides for seasonal plantings, and the group offers advice | ||
| on significant landscaping projects; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Managed by a statewide board of directors, FGM | ||
| performs its activities at the mansion through memoranda of | ||
| agreement with the Texas Historical Commission and the State | ||
| Preservation Board; the governor and first lady serve as advisory | ||
| members of the FGM board, which includes two current members of THC, | ||
| as well as the executive directors of THC and SPB and the citizen | ||
| member of SPB; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The dedicated stewardship of Friends of the | ||
| Governor's Mansion ensures that this state treasure sets the | ||
| highest standard of historical preservation while remaining a home | ||
| that each governor's family endows with its own traditions; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Friends of the Governor's Mansion | ||
| on its 40th anniversary and commend all those associated with this | ||
| noteworthy organization; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Craddick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 917 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 10, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
