R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great pride
 1-2     in recognizing the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. (Remembering Our Own Tejano
 1-3     Stars) Hall of Fame Museum in Alice as the official state Tejano
 1-4     Music Hall of Fame; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Tejano R.O.O.T.S., Inc., a nonprofit organization
 1-6     chartered on June 9, 1999, established the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall
 1-7     of Fame Museum to pay tribute to the rich heritage of Tejano music
 1-8     while promoting and honoring Tejano musicians past and present;
 1-9     these talented musicians combine Mexican and Anglo American sounds
1-10     with various aspects of African American, German, Italian, Cuban,
1-11     and Czech musical traditions to create the flair and variety found
1-12     in this uniquely diverse genre of music; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Alice is an appropriate home for the museum as the
1-14     town has been widely known as "The Birthplace of Tejano Music"
1-15     since 1946, when Armando Marroquin, Sr., and Paco Bentancourt
1-16     founded the first Tejano recording company, IDEAL Records, in the
1-17     community and began to launch the careers of many Tejano stars; and
1-18           WHEREAS, Through the years, the Tejano music industry has
1-19     flourished and now nearly all major record labels  promote Tejano
1-20     artists and their music; these musicians have increasingly gained
1-21     critical acclaim, earning The National Heritage Award from The
1-22     National Endowment for the Arts, as well as the endorsements of
1-23     numerous large corporations as the popularity of the music
1-24     continues to spread worldwide; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, Tejano music is part of our national heritage and
 2-2     the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame Museum provides an impressive
 2-3     setting in which people from throughout the state, nation, and
 2-4     world can learn more about and enjoy this distinctive music; now,
 2-5     therefore, be it
 2-6           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-7     Legislature hereby commend Tejano R.O.O.T.S., Inc., for
 2-8     establishing the Tejano R.O.O.T.S. Hall of Fame Museum and
 2-9     recognize this institution as the official state Tejano Music Hall
2-10     of Fame and the community of Alice as the official Birthplace of
2-11     Tejano Music; and, be it further
2-12           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-13     prepared for R.O.O.T.S., Inc., as an expression of high regard by
2-14     the Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                     Salinas
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 99 was adopted by the House on
         February 1, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House