H.R. No. 3110
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Mariachi Cascabel band of Rio Grande City High
School won the Class 5A division of the 2015 Texas High School
Mariachi Competition in San Antonio on February 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Mexican American School Board
Association and the Texas Association of Mariachi Educators, this
annual statewide competition brought together 35 high school
mariachi ensembles from across Texas; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of band directors Daniel
E. Renteria and Marcos A. Zarate, the mariachi musicians of Rio
Grande City High School took top honors for the third year in a row,
winning Class 5A for the first time after two consecutive Class 4A
titles; and
WHEREAS, The members of Mariachi Cascabel are Brigido
Lagunes, Kassandra Juarez, Oscar D. Soto, Sasha Guerra, Monico
Fernandez, Dellanira Garza, Noemy Vela, Jose Ruben Nunez, Gonzalo
Tamez, Luis Villarreal, Jorge Velazquez, Eli Roy Gonzalez, Jose
R. Garcia, and Dante Figueroa; and
WHEREAS, These talented young musicians are a source of great
pride to their school and community, and they may take
well-deserved satisfaction in this outstanding achievement; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Mariachi Cascabel of Rio Grande
City High School on winning the Class 5A division of the 2015 Texas
High School Mariachi Competition and extend to the band sincere
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mariachi Cascabel as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Guillen
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 3110 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House