Bill Text: TX SR500 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing I Am Texas for holding a Guinness World Record as the largest published book.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-01 - Reported enrolled [SR500 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR500-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, A colossal version of I Am Texas, which holds the | ||
| Guinness World Record for the largest published book in the | ||
| world, is visiting the Texas Capitol on May 2, 2023, as part of | ||
| the Lonestar book tour; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An ode to Texas from a child's perspective, I Am | ||
| Texas contains stories, poetry, and art from 1,000 students in | ||
| 3rd through 12th grade from more than 80 school districts across | ||
| the state; the book is based on the bestselling Ordinary People | ||
| Change the World series by author Brad Meltzer and illustrator | ||
| Christopher Eliopoulos and was created through a collaboration | ||
| between iWRITE Literacy Organization and the Bryan Museum in | ||
| Galveston; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Spanning 7 by 11 feet and weighing nearly 500 | ||
| pounds, this enormous text was officially named the largest | ||
| published book in the world by Guinness World Records in Houston | ||
| on November 5, 2022; the 2023 book tour also includes stops at the | ||
| Alamo, Stark Museum, Schreiner University, and the Dallas | ||
| Historical Society; and | ||
| WHEREAS, I Am Texas celebrates the story of the Lone Star | ||
| State through the eyes of the next generation of Texans, and | ||
| those who helped bring this Texas-sized project to fruition are | ||
| indeed deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize I Am Texas on being named the | ||
| largest published book in the world by Guinness World Records and | ||
| commend all those involved in the book's creation. | ||
| Middleton | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 1, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
