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      S.C.R. No. 19         SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION   WHEREAS, The National Life Monument celebrates the miracle of   life and the women at the center of that miracle; and          WHEREAS, Sculpted by artist Timothy Schmalz, the bronze   sculpture depicts a mother with an unborn child cradled in a   world-shaped womb; and          WHEREAS, The eight-foot statue can be seen at the Church of   San Marcello al Corso in Rome and at the Theological College in   Washington, D.C.; 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 replica of the 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.         ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House              ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the Senate   on May 8, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 22, Nays 9.   ______________________________                                               Secretary of the Senate          I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 19 was adopted by the House   on May 20, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 98, Nays 44,   five present not voting.   ______________________________                                               Chief Clerk of the House       Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor