H.R. No. 32
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Melenie Lissette Gonzalez of Rio Grande City won the
conjunto category at the 12th annual Texas Folklife Big Squeeze
Accordion Contest finals at the Bullock Texas State History Museum
in Austin on April 21, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Since 2007, the Big Squeeze competition has
highlighted talented young musicians from across the Lone Star
State who perform various genres of traditional accordion music,
including Tejano, Creole, Cajun, and polka; Ms. Gonzalez was the
first teenage girl from the Rio Grande Valley to take top honors in
the conjunto category for players ages 17 and under; and
WHEREAS, Melenie Gonzalez grew up listening to conjunto, but
it is her older sister, Carmen, a mariachi violinist, whom she
credits with firing her love of music; she took up the accordion
when she was 14 and studied with Jesus Lozano and Jaime Lozano,
becoming a valued member of Roma High School's conjunto ensemble,
Los Cardenales; for her award-winning performance in Austin, she
played the classic "Polka Idalia" and a huapango, "Picame
Tarantula"; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan has proven herself to
possess both exceptional talent and a passion for her craft, and she
may indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Melenie Lissette Gonzalez on
winning the conjunto grand prize at the 2018 Big Squeeze Accordion
Contest finals and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Gonzalez 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. 32 was adopted by the House on March
6, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House