Tejano Statue-Capitol Mission Statement
The Mission of the Tejano Monument is to emplace a monument on the Texas Capitol grounds to establish an enduring legacy that acknowledges and pays tribute to the contributions by Tejanos as permanent testimony of the Spanish-Mexican heritage that has influenced and is inherent in present-day Texas culture.
Preamble, Tejano Statue-Capitol, Inc.
The Tejano Statue-Capitol, Inc. is incorporated under the Texas Non-profit Corporation Act by the Texas Secretary of State. It has a federal I.D. tax number and is a charitable, not-for-profit organization, under Section 501 (c) (3) of the United States Tax Code. It maintains a registered bank account in the International Bank of Commerce in McAllen, Texas. The corporation has established other committees to carry out this project.
The 77th Texas Legislature in 2001 passed House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 38, approving the erection of a statue or monument on the Texas Capitol grounds that pays tribute to the contributions of Tejanos to the State of Texas and recognizing exclusively the Tejano Statue-Capitol, Inc. working with the Texas State Preservation Board, as the organization to raise funds and erect the statue.
Tejanos are Texans who are the original Spanish and Mexican pioneers and their descendants.
