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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Khalid Donnel Robinson has earned great distinction |
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| 6 | 7 | | for himself and his hometown of El Paso with his extraordinary |
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| 7 | 8 | | success as a singer and songwriter; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born into a military family, Khalid grew up in |
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| 9 | 10 | | Germany, New York, and Texas; while still attending Americas High |
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| 10 | 11 | | School in El Paso, he began producing his own music and posting |
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| 11 | 12 | | songs to SoundCloud; in 2016, his debut single, "Location," became |
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| 12 | 13 | | a charting hit, and the music video, which was filmed in and around |
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| 13 | 14 | | El Paso, has received more than 316 million views on YouTube; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The following year, Khalid released his first album, |
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| 15 | 16 | | American Teen, which includes such songs as "Young Dumb & Broke," |
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| 16 | 17 | | "Let's Go," and "Coaster," as well as the first song he ever wrote, |
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| 17 | 18 | | "Saved"; designed to evoke a day in the life of an average teenager |
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| 18 | 19 | | at high school, the album has gone platinum and earned rave reviews |
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| 19 | 20 | | from the New York Times, Time magazine, Billboard, and NYLON; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic young R&B artist has performed on The |
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| 21 | 22 | | Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen |
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| 22 | 23 | | Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The |
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| 23 | 24 | | Today Show; he won MTV's Woodie to Watch Award at the SXSW music |
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| 24 | 25 | | conference in Austin, and his first tour as a headliner sold out |
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| 25 | 26 | | every date in the United States and Europe; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Only 20 years old, Khalid has already been nominated |
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| 27 | 28 | | for five Grammy Awards, and he has won an MTV Video Music Award for |
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| 28 | 29 | | Best New Artist, a Billboard Music Award for Top New Artist, a BMI |
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| 29 | 30 | | Pop Award for "1-800-273-8255," and a Teen Choice Award for Choice |
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| 30 | 31 | | R&B/Hip-Hop Artist; in addition, he was named Favorite Soul/R&B |
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| 31 | 32 | | Male Artist at the 2018 American Music Awards; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, A defining voice for a new generation, Khalid has |
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| 33 | 34 | | made a remarkable debut, winning fans all over the world, and his |
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| 34 | 35 | | talent, charm, and discipline promise to take him to even greater |
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| 35 | 36 | | heights; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Khalid Donnel Robinson on a |
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| 38 | 39 | | successful career in the music industry and extend to him sincere |
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| 39 | 40 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Khalid as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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