| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1739 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Augustin Ramirez of Austin has brought joy to |
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| 6 | 6 | | innumerable people over the course of his long and noteworthy |
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| 7 | 7 | | career in Tejano music; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Known to fans as "El Guti," Mr. Ramirez was born in |
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| 9 | 9 | | Lockhart; in his teens, he began playing guitar with such regional |
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| 10 | 10 | | artists as Cisco Rangel y Los Jesters, Los Latinos, and Roy |
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| 11 | 11 | | Montelongo; he also sat in with numerous rock 'n' roll and blues |
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| 12 | 12 | | groups in the Austin music scene; expanding his talents, he |
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| 13 | 13 | | mastered bass, keyboards, and accordion, as well as guitar; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez formed his own band, and his 1965 debut |
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| 15 | 15 | | album, El Barco Chiquito, yielded the hit single "Ojitos |
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| 16 | 16 | | Traviesos"; his distinctive vocals won him enormous popularity, and |
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| 17 | 17 | | after recording a number of albums for the El Zarape label, he moved |
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| 18 | 18 | | on to Freddie Records; later, he was signed to a major label, |
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| 19 | 19 | | Capitol Records, before choosing to gain creative control by |
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| 20 | 20 | | releasing his own recordings, including his multi-volume series, |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Legendary; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, Mr. Ramirez was inducted into the Tejano |
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| 23 | 23 | | Music Hall of Fame; four years later, he received a Latin Grammy |
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| 24 | 24 | | Award in the Best Tejano Album category for Qué Es Música Tejana? as |
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| 25 | 25 | | a member of The Legends, an all-star collaboration that also |
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| 26 | 26 | | featured Sunny Ozuna, Freddie Martinez, and Carlos Guzman; the |
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| 27 | 27 | | follow-up, Otra Vez Raices, was nominated for a Latin Grammy; his |
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| 28 | 28 | | catalog includes some 80 albums and such popular songs as "Ruina de |
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| 29 | 29 | | Mi Corazon" and "Sangre de Indio"; many of his compositions have |
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| 30 | 30 | | been recorded by other artists, and the Hometown Boys won Best Song |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the Year from the Tejano Music Awards for their 1995 cover of his |
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| 32 | 32 | | signature tune, "Las Tres Ramitas"; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, An icon in Tejano music, Mr. Ramirez continues to |
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| 34 | 34 | | delight his fans through his performances and his wealth of classic |
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| 35 | 35 | | recordings, and it is indeed fitting to recognize his |
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| 36 | 36 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature hereby honor Augustin Ramirez for his contributions to |
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| 39 | 39 | | Tejano music and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 40 | 40 | | success; and, 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 Mr. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Flores |
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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. 1739 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 48 | 48 | | 25, 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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