Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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2	2	By: Shofner H.C.R. No. 74
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7	7	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
8	8	WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is renowned around the world for
9	9	its extensive contributions to country music, and the city of
10	10	Carthage has played a significant role in furthering the genre and
11	11	celebrating and preserving its cultural legacy; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Carthage is home to the Texas Country Music Hall of
13	13	Fame, which focuses on the state's contributions to this
14	14	American-born artform and on the many Texas performers and
15	15	songwriters who have shaped its development; and
16	16	WHEREAS, That illustrious list includes two country legends
17	17	who trace their roots to the Carthage area: Tex Ritter and Jim
18	18	Reeves; Mr. Ritter hailed from Murvaul, just south of Carthage, and
19	19	during a career that stretched from the 1930s to the 1970s, he
20	20	became a beloved cowboy singer and star of more than 70 Western
21	21	movies; his achievements are chronicled in the Tex Ritter Museum,
22	22	which was first organized in Carthage in 1993 and is now part of the
23	23	Texas Country Music Hall of Fame; Mr. Reeves, a Carthage High
24	24	School graduate, earned legions of fans for his velvet-voiced style
25	25	of singing and recorded numerous hits from the early 1950s until his
26	26	tragic death in a plane crash in 1964; his gravesite east of
27	27	Carthage continues to draw visitors from around the globe; and
28	28	WHEREAS, In addition to paying tribute to Mr. Ritter and
29	29	Mr. Reeves, the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame includes an elite
30	30	roster of other Texas-born musicians; inductees range from early
31	31	figures such as Ernest Tubb and Bob Wills, to classic country
32	32	superstars like Willie Nelson and George Jones, to influential
33	33	performers and songwriters such as Tanya Tucker, Clint Black, Cindy
34	34	Walker, and Carthage native Linda Davis, to name but a few of those
35	35	who are honored; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Each summer, the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame
37	37	presents the Classic Country Music Festival, a multiday celebration
38	38	that draws thousands of visitors from across the state and beyond to
39	39	enjoy live performances, the hall of fame induction ceremony, and
40	40	other events; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Another annual musical highlight is the John Ritter
42	42	Showcase, which spotlights emerging talent in country music and
43	43	celebrates the late John Ritter, the son of Tex Ritter, who was an
44	44	iconic entertainer in his own right as well as an effective advocate
45	45	for the arts; moreover, Carthage hosts the Country Music Hayride, a
46	46	continuing series of performances at the Esquire Theater; and
47	47	WHEREAS, The citizens of Carthage have demonstrated a lasting
48	48	commitment to celebrating the rich history of Texas country music,
49	49	and the city's efforts to foster greater appreciation of the genre
50	50	and the state's impressive pantheon of performers is indeed
51	51	deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it
52	52	RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
53	53	hereby designate Carthage as the official Country Music Capital of
54	54	Texas; and, be it further
55	55	RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of
56	56	Section 391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in
57	57	effect until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is
58	58	finally passed by the legislature.