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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Latin music band Grupo Frontera |
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have earned great distinction for themselves and for the Rio Grande |
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Valley region with their extraordinary success; and |
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WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was formed in Edinburg in February |
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2022, and the band includes singer Adelaido "Payo" Solis III, |
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percussionist Julián Peña Jr., drummer Carlos Frontera, guitarist |
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Alberto "Beto" Acosta, bassist Carlos Zamora, and accordionist and |
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singer Juan Javier Cantú; soon after its founding, the group |
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debuted on YouTube with a cover of "Estos Celos" by Joan Sebastian; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In May 2022, Grupo Frontera released a cumbia-style |
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cover of "No se va" by Latin pop band Morat, and after a video of a |
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man dancing to the tune went viral on TikTok, the band quickly |
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gained fans around the globe; the song continued to build momentum |
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throughout the following months, and in October, it earned a spot on |
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the Billboard Hot 100 list; the band went on to release two other |
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chart-topping hits later in the year, "Bebe Dame" with Fuerza |
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Regida and "Que Vuelvas" with Carin Leon; in 2023, the band's Bad |
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Bunny collaboration, "Un x100to," ranked No. 1 on the Billboard |
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Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, and "TULUM," a |
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collaboration with Peso Pluma, was featured on the Billboard Hot |
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100; and |
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WHEREAS, Grupo Frontera was nominated in 15 categories at the |
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2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards, including Artist of the Year and |
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Song of the Year, and the band won the award for Hot Latin Songs |
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Artist of the Year; in addition, the group performed "Un x100to" in |
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Times Square for Good Morning America on September 27 in |
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celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month; and |
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WHEREAS, The outstanding achievements of Grupo Frontera have |
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focused international attention on the Rio Grande Valley's vibrant |
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Latin music community, helping to showcase the Lone Star State's |
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contributions to this popular genre; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Grupo |
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Frontera on its remarkable success and extend to the band's members |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Grupo Frontera as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |