| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 35 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Latin music band Grupo Frontera |
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| 6 | 6 | | have earned great distinction for themselves and for the Rio Grande |
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| 7 | 7 | | Valley region with their extraordinary success; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was formed in Edinburg in February |
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| 9 | 9 | | 2022, and the band includes singer Adelaido "Payo" Solis III, |
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| 10 | 10 | | percussionist Julián Peña Jr., drummer Carlos Frontera, guitarist |
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| 11 | 11 | | Alberto "Beto" Acosta, bassist Carlos Zamora, and accordionist and |
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| 12 | 12 | | singer Juan Javier Cantú; soon after its founding, the group |
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| 13 | 13 | | debuted on YouTube with a cover of "Estos Celos" by Joan Sebastian; |
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| 14 | 14 | | and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In May 2022, Grupo Frontera released a cumbia-style |
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| 16 | 16 | | cover of "No se va" by Latin pop band Morat, and after a video of a |
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| 17 | 17 | | man dancing to the tune went viral on TikTok, the band quickly |
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| 18 | 18 | | gained fans around the globe; the song continued to build momentum |
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| 19 | 19 | | throughout the following months, and in October, it earned a spot on |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Billboard Hot 100 list; the band went on to release two other |
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| 21 | 21 | | chart-topping hits later in the year, "Bebe Dame" with Fuerza |
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| 22 | 22 | | Regida and "Que Vuelvas" with Carin Leon; in 2023, the band's Bad |
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| 23 | 23 | | Bunny collaboration, "Un x100to," ranked No. 1 on the Billboard |
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| 24 | 24 | | Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, and "TULUM," a |
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| 25 | 25 | | collaboration with Peso Pluma, was featured on the Billboard Hot |
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| 26 | 26 | | 100; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was nominated in 15 categories at the |
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| 28 | 28 | | 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and |
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| 29 | 29 | | Song of the Year, and the band won the award for Hot Latin Songs |
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| 30 | 30 | | Artist of the Year; in addition, the group performed "Un x100to" in |
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| 31 | 31 | | Times Square for Good Morning America on September 27 in |
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| 32 | 32 | | celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, The outstanding achievements of Grupo Frontera have |
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| 34 | 34 | | focused international attention on the Rio Grande Valley's vibrant |
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| 35 | 35 | | Latin music community, helping to showcase the Lone Star State's |
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| 36 | 36 | | contributions to this popular genre; 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, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Grupo |
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| 39 | 39 | | Frontera on its remarkable success and extend to the band's members |
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| 40 | 40 | | sincere best wishes for the future; 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 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 | | Longoria |
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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. 35 was adopted by the House on |
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| 48 | 48 | | November 17, 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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