By: Gutierrez H.C.R. No. 140 73R8695 WMS-D CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Little Joe y La Familia have delighted music lovers 1-2 nationwide for more than 30 years with their distinctive Tejano 1-3 sound; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The seventh of 13 children in the close-knit 1-5 Hernandez family, Little Joe grew up in Temple developing a unique 1-6 musical style that blends elements of traditional "norteno" music, 1-7 country, blues, and rock, into the infectious and unique rhythms 1-8 for which his band, Little Joe y La Familia, is justly famed; and 1-9 WHEREAS, This outstanding musician has recorded more than 40 1-10 albums in his storied career, and "Diez y Seis de Septiembre" 1-11 earned Little Joe a well-deserved Grammy Award in 1991 for "Best 1-12 Mexican-American Album"; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Hoping to provide an outlet for promising young 1-14 talent, Little Joe Hernandez has established the "Tejano Discos" 1-15 label, and his most recent album, the much anticipated "Que Paso," 1-16 is the label's initial release; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Little Joe Hernandez tirelessly devotes his 1-18 exceptional talents to a variety of charitable events and causes, 1-19 including the National Leukemia Society Telethon, a National Easter 1-20 Television Special, Farm Aid, Campesino Aid, the National Hispanic 1-21 Scholarship Fund, the Texas Department of Health, the AIDS 1-22 Foundation, Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, and the "Don't Mess with 1-23 Texas" and "Stay In School" campaigns, and for his outstanding 1-24 efforts in behalf of others was awarded "Humanitarian of the Year" 2-1 by the Kiwanis Club; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Having earned a permanent place of honor in our 2-3 state's illustrious musical tradition, Little Joe y La Familia is a 2-4 group of rare talent and achievement which has brought the soul of 2-5 Tejano music to audiences across the nation, and these exemplary 2-6 musicians are indeed worthy of special legislative recognition; 2-7 now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the 73rd Legislature of the State of Texas 2-9 hereby honor Little Joe y La Familia for the group's singular 2-10 achievements in the universal medium of music; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for Little Joe y La Familia as an expression of high 2-13 regard by the Legislature of the State of Texas.