| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 874 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Brinkley, a history professor at Rice |
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| 6 | 6 | | University, won in the Best Latin Jazz Album category at the 65th |
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| 7 | 7 | | annual Grammy Awards on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brinkley received this prestigious accolade for |
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| 9 | 9 | | his work as a coproducer on Fandango at the Wall in New York by |
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| 10 | 10 | | Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, featuring the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective; in addition, he received a |
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| 12 | 12 | | second Grammy nomination in the Best Spoken Word Poetry Album |
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| 13 | 13 | | category for Black Men Are Precious, an Ethelbert Miller album he |
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| 14 | 14 | | coproduced; he previously won a Grammy for producing the Ted Nash |
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| 15 | 15 | | album, Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom, and he was |
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| 16 | 16 | | nominated for another for his collaboration on the soundtrack of |
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| 17 | 17 | | the documentary Gonzo; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities |
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| 19 | 19 | | at Rice University, Mr. Brinkley has also served as a presidential |
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| 20 | 20 | | historian for CNN and the New-York Historical Society and as a |
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| 21 | 21 | | contributing editor for Vanity Fair; his published works include |
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| 22 | 22 | | seven New York Times bestselling books, and he has received such |
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| 23 | 23 | | honors as the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award; he sits on |
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| 24 | 24 | | the boards of Brevard College and the Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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| 25 | 25 | | Presidential Library, and he is a member of the Century Association |
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| 26 | 26 | | and the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Brinkley holds a bachelor's degree in U.S. |
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| 28 | 28 | | history from The Ohio State University, and he went on to study U.S. |
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| 29 | 29 | | diplomatic history at Georgetown University, where he earned his |
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| 30 | 30 | | master's degree as well as his doctorate; he also spent a semester |
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| 31 | 31 | | at Oxford University; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Through his skill as a producer, Douglas Brinkley |
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| 33 | 33 | | has made valuable contributions to the music industry, and he is |
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| 34 | 34 | | indeed deserving of this most recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Douglas Brinkley on winning a 2023 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Grammy Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 38 | 38 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Brinkley as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | A. Johnson of Harris |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 874 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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