| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 573 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Norma Duran has been named governor of the Texas |
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| 3 | 3 | | Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Artists; and |
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| 4 | 4 | | WHEREAS, A noted public relations and communications |
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| 5 | 5 | | professional, Ms. Duran has demonstrated exceptional skill in |
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| 6 | 6 | | artist development, cultural innovation, and community |
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| 7 | 7 | | involvement; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Duran was born and educated in Monterrey, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mexico; she began her career as a journalist, working for various |
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| 10 | 10 | | newspapers and founding a magazine, Diferencias; after settling |
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| 11 | 11 | | in San Antonio, she made her mark as a radio host and publicist, |
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| 12 | 12 | | as well as by serving as a promoter for AFG Sigma Records and such |
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| 13 | 13 | | international music acts as Los Temerarios; during a decade-long |
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| 14 | 14 | | affiliation with Freddie Records, she represented some of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | biggest names in regional Mexican and Tejano music and gained |
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| 16 | 16 | | further recognition for her expertise in artist branding and |
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| 17 | 17 | | international publicity; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, Ms. Duran established Xima Productions, |
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| 19 | 19 | | offering consulting and PR services to numerous Grammy-winning |
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| 20 | 20 | | artists in both the United States and Latin America; moreover, |
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| 21 | 21 | | she launched one of the first reggaeton stations in Arizona in |
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| 22 | 22 | | 2005, helping the genre reach a larger audience; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Duran is active in both the National and Latin |
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| 24 | 24 | | Academies of Recording Arts and Sciences; as a district advocate, |
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| 25 | 25 | | she has been a stalwart champion of music creators, and she has |
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| 26 | 26 | | mentored college students through the Grammy U program; over the |
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| 27 | 27 | | years, she has been honored for her work on two Latin |
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| 28 | 28 | | Grammy-winning projects, as well as for her support of St. Jude's |
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| 29 | 29 | | Children's Hospital; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Widely admired for her contributions to the music |
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| 31 | 31 | | industry, Norma Duran has given generously of her time and |
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| 32 | 32 | | talents in behalf of the National Academy of Recording Artists, |
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| 33 | 33 | | and this exciting new role will provide opportunities for her to |
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| 34 | 34 | | make an even greater impact; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Norma Duran on being named |
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| 37 | 37 | | governor of the Texas Chapter of the National Academy of |
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| 38 | 38 | | Recording Artists and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 39 | 39 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Ms. Duran as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 43 | 43 | | LaMantia |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | President of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 47 | 47 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 48 | 48 | | the Senate on May 15, 2023. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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