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By: Flynn H.R. No. 1993
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Continuing her meteoric rise in country music,
native Texan Miranda Lambert recently won her first Grammy Award
and dominated the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards; and
WHEREAS, At the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in February 2011,
Ms. Lambert won the Best Female Country Vocal Performance Award for
"The House That Built Me"; just two months later, at the 2011 ACM
Awards, she was named Top Female Vocalist for the second time in two
years and took home trophies for song, single record, and video of
the year for "The House That Built Me"; and
WHEREAS, This talented musician played her first
professional show at a popular Dallas club when she was just 16;
three years later, she competed on the first season of the USA
Network's Nashville Star and her third-place finish became the
stepping stone to a recording contract; her 2005 major-label debut,
Kerosene, immediately hit the top of the SoundScan country sales
chart, and it brought her critical acclaim as well as the ACM nod as
the top new female vocalist; and
WHEREAS, With her sophomore release, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,
Ms. Lambert zoomed straight to the top of the country charts again
and scored her first top 10 single, "Gunpowder and Lead"; the album
earned the ACM Album of the Year Award and became her second
platinum recording; reaching platinum status again with her third
album, Revolution, she received nine Country Music Association
nominations, the most for any female artist, and she collected
awards in the female vocalist, album, and video categories; and
WHEREAS, Her busy touring schedule has not deterred Ms.
Lambert from undertaking good works at home in Texas; through her
MuttNation Foundation, she has given generously of her time,
talent, and resources to benefit animals, and the organization
recently began an initiative for animal relief in Japan; and
WHEREAS, Miranda Lambert has become one of country music's
brightest stars, and her accomplishments are indeed a source of
pride to her fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Miranda Lambert on her latest
triumphs and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success in her remarkable career; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Lambert as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.