| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1480 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera, a regional Mexican band based in the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Rio Grande Valley, has gained international recognition for the |
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| 7 | 7 | | song "Un x100to," which currently ranks No. 1 on the Billboard |
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| 8 | 8 | | Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Officially released on April 17, 2023, "Un x100to" |
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| 10 | 10 | | is a collaboration between Grupo Frontera and popular Puerto Rican |
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| 11 | 11 | | artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, who performs under the name |
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| 12 | 12 | | "Bad Bunny"; the track features a romantic blend of cumbia and |
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| 13 | 13 | | norteño music backed by captivating percussion and an accordion |
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| 14 | 14 | | melody; its lyrics tell a story of love and heartbreak; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, "Un x100to" holds the top spot on the Billboard |
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| 16 | 16 | | Global 200 chart and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for the |
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| 17 | 17 | | week of May 6, 2023; the charts rank songs based on streaming and |
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| 18 | 18 | | sales activity in over 200 territories around the world; prior to |
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| 19 | 19 | | reaching No. 1, "Un x100to" ranked No. 5 on the Global 200 and No. 4 |
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| 20 | 20 | | on the Global Excl. U.S. from April 21 to 27, 2023; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Formed in Edinburg in 2022, Grupo Frontera includes |
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| 22 | 22 | | six members, Adelaido Solís, Julian Peña Jr., Alberto Acosta, |
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| 23 | 23 | | Carlos Zamora, Carlos Guerrero, and Juan Javier Cantu; the group |
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| 24 | 24 | | quickly garnered the attention of a global audience with a cover of |
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| 25 | 25 | | "No Se Va," a song by the Latin pop band Morat, and with two other |
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| 26 | 26 | | chart-topping hits, the Carin Leon collaboration "Que Vuelvas" and |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Fuerza Regida collaboration "Bebe Dame"; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Among the band's many achievements, Grupo Frontera |
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| 29 | 29 | | recently won the Latin American Music Award and performed "Un |
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| 30 | 30 | | x100to" alongside Bad Bunny at Coachella; in addition, the track |
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| 31 | 31 | | has ranked first in the Top 50: Global category on Spotify; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Admired for their exceptional talents, the members |
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| 33 | 33 | | of Grupo Frontera have won the hearts of innumerable people all over |
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| 34 | 34 | | the world, and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for |
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| 35 | 35 | | their accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Grupo Frontera on ranking No. 1 on |
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| 38 | 38 | | the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts and extend to |
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| 39 | 39 | | the group's members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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| 40 | 40 | | be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Grupo Frontera as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Canales |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1480 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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