Bill Text: TX HR1017 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Stevie Ray Vaughan Park in Cockrell Hill on April 22, 2023.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-20 - Reported enrolled [HR1017 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1017-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1017 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The City of Cockrell Hill is holding a | ||
| ribbon-cutting ceremony for Stevie Ray Vaughan Park on April 22, | ||
| 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The park is named for Texas guitar legend Stevie Ray | ||
| Vaughan, who was born in Dallas in 1954 and grew up in the Oak | ||
| Cliff-Cockrell Hill area; he began playing in bands when he was a | ||
| student in junior high school, and he moved to Austin at age 17 to | ||
| pursue his musical career; his rise to international stardom | ||
| commenced in the early 1980s, and he went on to become one of the | ||
| most influential rock and blues guitarists of all time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2015, the City of Cockrell Hill acquired the land | ||
| of the old Hill Theater, where Mr. Vaughan had made his public debut | ||
| in 1965; community leaders set about creating a public space to pay | ||
| tribute to the musician and to provide a location for local artists | ||
| to showcase their talents; the park features a stage, lawn seating, | ||
| and a walkway set beneath large shade trees; paintings of | ||
| Mr. Vaughan by local muralist Steve Hunter pay homage to the | ||
| beloved six-string virtuoso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Stevie Ray Vaughan Park will serve as a popular | ||
| entertainment and recreation destination for area residents for | ||
| many years to come, and it is indeed a pleasure to celebrate the | ||
| opening of this outstanding community resource; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the ribbon-cutting ceremony for | ||
| Stevie Ray Vaughan Park in Cockrell Hill and commend all those who | ||
| helped bring this project to fruition; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the City of Cockrell Hill as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| González of Dallas | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1017 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 20, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
