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[Letter from Judith Zaffirini to Sterling Houston - May 24, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Judith Zaffirini to Sterling Houston - May 24, 1993]

Letter from Judith Zaffirini, state senator from Texas, to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. She writes back as a response to a letter by Houston, noting that she, like Sterling, fully supports funding for the arts. This includes funds for the Texas Commission on the Arts and the SB 778 bill, which she co-sponsored with twenty-seven other members.
Date: May 24, 1993
Creator: Zaffirini, Judith
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Frontera: A play with music (open access)

La Frontera: A play with music

This manuscript of a short musical play by Sterling Houston is about the relationship between an African-American family living in San Antonio, Texas and their new neighbors, a Latino family. Dialogue and lyrics by Sterling Houston.
Date: 1993
Creator: Houston, Sterling
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert Xavier Rodriguez to Sterling Houston - March 29, 1993] (open access)

[Letter from Robert Xavier Rodriguez to Sterling Houston - March 29, 1993]

Letter from Robert Xavier Rodriguez, president of the Texas Composers Forum, to Sterling Houston, a prominent Texan playwright. His organization awarded a grant to Mr. Houston's theatre company. The two attended the same high school, and Robert has taken the opportunity to catch up. He hopes that the two can get together. Along with his letter, he has attached several clippings of work he has done as a music composer, including a stage play about Friday Kahlo, noted Mexican painter.
Date: March 29, 1993
Creator: Rodriguez, Robert Xavier
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History