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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hunter H.R. No. 1102 |
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| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the Recording |
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| 7 | 7 | | Academy are gathering in Austin on April 18, 2023, in celebration of |
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| 8 | 8 | | the unique musical heritage of our state; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The birthplace of such distinctive styles as Texas |
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| 10 | 10 | | country and Tejano, the Lone Star State has produced culturally |
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| 11 | 11 | | significant artists in every musical genre; at the Recording |
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| 12 | 12 | | Academy's 65th annual Grammy Awards and 23rd annual Latin Grammy |
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| 13 | 13 | | Awards, Texas nominees and winners across multiple categories |
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| 14 | 14 | | included Beyoncé, Miranda Lambert, Lizzo, Cody Johnson, Willie |
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| 15 | 15 | | Nelson, Maren Morris, Spoon, Black Pumas, Snarky Puppy, Tobe |
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| 16 | 16 | | Nwigwe, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Kirk Franklin, Gene |
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| 17 | 17 | | Moore, Bobby Pulido, Grupo Alamo, Marcos Witt, and Isabel Sanchez, |
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| 18 | 18 | | along with many who work behind the scenes, among them producers, |
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| 19 | 19 | | engineers, and songwriters; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, A number of Texas artists have been honored in |
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| 21 | 21 | | recent years with the prestigious Recording Academy Lifetime |
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| 22 | 22 | | Achievement Award, including Corpus Christi native Selena |
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| 23 | 23 | | Quintanilla-Perez and Dallas/Fort Worth native DJ Spinderella as a |
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| 24 | 24 | | member of Salt-N-Pepa; in addition, Texas can claim back-to-back |
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| 25 | 25 | | recipients of the academy's Music Educator of the Year Award, 2023 |
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| 26 | 26 | | honoree Pamela Dawson, director of choral music at DeSoto High |
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| 27 | 27 | | School, and 2022 winner Stephen Cox, director of bands for Advanced |
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| 28 | 28 | | Learning Academy and Fox Tech and CAST Tech High Schools in San |
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| 29 | 29 | | Antonio; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1998, the Texas Chapter of the |
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| 31 | 31 | | Recording Academy is dedicated to advancing music education, which |
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| 32 | 32 | | enriches the lives of countless students, and promoting an industry |
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| 33 | 33 | | that generates tens of billions of dollars in activity for the |
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| 34 | 34 | | state; tied to an estimated 210,000-plus jobs, the economic sector |
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| 35 | 35 | | is also supported by the efforts of the Texas Music Office, created |
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| 36 | 36 | | by the Texas Legislature for that purpose; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, The music industry enhances the prosperity of the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Lone Star State and contributes significantly to the vibrancy of |
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| 39 | 39 | | American culture; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature hereby recognize April 18, 2023, as Texas Music |
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| 42 | 42 | | Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes for |
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| 43 | 43 | | continued success to the members of the Texas Chapter of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | Recording Academy. |
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