TITLE: Recognizing Roger Todd Moore for his contributions to cartoon art and Texana.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Roger Todd Moore for his contributions to cartoon art and Texana.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to recognize Roger Todd Moore for his ongoing contributions to cartoon art and the preservation of Texas history; and WHEREAS, This talented illustrator has been plying his trade as a cartoonist, trivia aficionado, and calendar designer for many years; his weekly cartoon strip, Moore Texas,can be seen online and in some 25 newspapers around the state; and WHEREAS, A man of wit and wisdom, Roger Moore is a third-generation Texan who delights the imagination of his readers by highlighting unique, obscure, and humorous facts about the great State of Texas; and WHEREAS, He is well known for creating the Bona Fide Original Real Texas Calendar,The Handy Pocket Tex-Book,and the history-based cartoon True Texas Facts;and WHEREAS, This quintessential Texan and folk humorist has long been responsible for enlivening the pages of small-town newspapers and for keeping Texana and Lone Star history and trivia alive and well in the modern Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd Legislature, hereby commend Roger Todd Moore for his talent as a cartoonist and for his love of Texas trivia, humor, and history; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. Fraser President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 14, 2013.