Congratulating Curtis King on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

89(R) HR 769 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 769

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Curtis King of Dallas was named the recipient of the

2025 Outstanding Texan Award for House District 111 by the Texas

Legislative Black Caucus; and

WHEREAS, A director and producer, Mr. King founded The Black

Academy of Arts and Letters in 1977; he serves as president of the

acclaimed nonprofit institution, which is headquartered in the Kay

Bailey Hutchison Convention Center; each year, it draws more than

250,000 visitors with its programming, which celebrates the

African, Caribbean, and African American experience through

literature, cinema, and the visual and performing arts; and

WHEREAS, The academy has presented hundreds of productions

over the years, showcasing such stars as Jennifer Holliday, Ruby

Dee, and Dave Chapelle; its youth programs have been an important

incubator for local talent, and its famous alumni include

singer-songwriter Erykah Badu, musician Roy Hargrove, and actor

Regina Taylor; and

WHEREAS, Mr. King has created, directed, and produced a host

of musical tributes, plays, concerts, and other cultural events in

Dallas and around the world; among scores of notable projects, he

wrote and directed
Blues Bar
, a play that starred Phyllis Hyman,

Billy Preston, and Roger E. Mosley, and he directed
Bethune
, a

one-woman vehicle for Esther Rolle that toured six cities; in 1993,

he produced a concert commemorating the 30th anniversary of the

March on Washington that featured an array of celebrities, from
CBS

Evening News
anchor Dan Rather to superstar Eartha Kitt and

comedian Dick Gregory; as part of a U.S. State Department cultural

exchange, he collaborated with writers in Ethiopia and directed

Addia By Night
; the recipient of myriad accolades, he won four Lone

Star Region Emmy Awards for
The Black Music & Civil Rights Movement

Concert
, an annual televised special that aired in partnership with

the Dallas area's CBS affiliate, and he received the African

American Black History Leadership Award from the U.S. Department of

Labor and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National

Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts; and

WHEREAS, Through his outstanding endeavors in advancement of

the arts, Curtis King has enriched the lives of innumerable people,

and he is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby congratulate Curtis King on his receipt of a

2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black

Caucus and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success;

and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for Mr. King as an expression of high regard by the Texas

House of Representatives.

Y. Davis of Dallas

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 769 was adopted by the House on April

17, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 125, Nays 15, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House