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89(R) HCR 109 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text
89R20721 KSM-D
By: Harris Davila, Vasut, et al.
H.C.R. No. 109
Substitute the following for H.C.R. No. 109:
By: Metcalf
C.S.H.C.R. No. 109
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Life Monument celebrates the miracle of life and
the women at the center of that miracle; and
WHEREAS, Created by artist Timothy Schmalz, the Life Monument
is an eight-foot bronze sculpture that depicts a mother with an
unborn child cradled in a world-shaped womb; the statue captures
the physical relationship between mother and child that is felt
throughout their lives, which, when combined with the role of the
father, then constitutes the bond for the nuclear family which is
the integral foundation for the stability of American society; and
WHEREAS, Under Chapter 443, Government Code, and rules of the
State Preservation Board, a portion of the north Capitol grounds is
available for new monuments, subject to legislative approval,
specified procedural requirements, the provision of funding from
private donors, conformity to certain size and design limitations
and parameters, and completion on a timely basis; and
WHEREAS, A Texas Life Monument on the Capitol grounds would
provide a communal place for Texans to celebrate the beauty of human
life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby authorize the State Preservation Board, subject to state law
and rules of the board, to approve the construction of a Texas Life
Monument at the State Capitol Complex, at a site outside of the
historic Capitol grounds; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an
official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the
State Preservation Board.