HR769 - Congratulating Curtis King on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

      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 133, Nays 7, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House