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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Johnny Canales is being presented with a Mexican |
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| 6 | 7 | | American Lifetime Achievement Award by Texas A&M |
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| 7 | 8 | | University--Corpus Christi at a banquet on May 4, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Johnny Canales was born in Mexico and raised in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Robstown; passionate about music from a young age, he started |
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| 10 | 11 | | performing as a singer and guitarist at six years old alongside his |
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| 11 | 12 | | violinist father; he went on to begin a career in broadcasting as a |
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| 12 | 13 | | disc jockey at radio station KCCT in Corpus Christi in the late |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1960s, and he later transitioned to television as host of The Johnny |
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| 14 | 15 | | Canales Show; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Spanish-language talk show debuted on KRIS-TV in |
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| 16 | 17 | | 1983, and just five years later, it was syndicated across the United |
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| 17 | 18 | | States and Mexico on Univision and Televisa, respectively; the |
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| 18 | 19 | | program eventually moved to Telemundo in 1996 and ran for nine |
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| 19 | 20 | | additional years; today, Mr. Canales and his wife, Nora, cohost El |
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| 20 | 21 | | Show de Johnny y Nora Canales on Telemundo; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Canales has been an |
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| 22 | 23 | | influential figure in Tejano music, helping to launch the careers |
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| 23 | 24 | | of such legendary artists as Selena, Little Joe, Intocable, Jimmy |
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| 24 | 25 | | Gonzalez, and José José; admired by entertainers, peers, and fans |
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| 25 | 26 | | alike, he has received more than 400 accolades, and his name was |
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| 26 | 27 | | emblazoned on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars in 2016; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Known for his signature line, "You got it; take it |
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| 28 | 29 | | away!," Johnny Canales has served as an inspiring trailblazer and |
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| 29 | 30 | | trendsetter in his profession for the past half century, garnering |
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| 30 | 31 | | millions of loyal followers along the way, and he is truly deserving |
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| 31 | 32 | | of this prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Johnny Canales on his receipt of a |
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| 34 | 35 | | Mexican American Lifetime Achievement Award from Texas A&M |
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| 35 | 36 | | University--Corpus Christi and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 36 | 37 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. Canales as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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