TITLE: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

SUMMARY: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

FULL TEXT:
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