R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Tornados cast an international spotlight 1-2 on the Lone Star State, and whenever their music is played, good 1-3 times and crowded dance floors are sure to follow; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Combining the talents of four renowned performers, 1-5 the late Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, and Augie Meyers, 1-6 and also featuring such gifted musicians as Ernie Durawa, Speedy 1-7 Sparks, Louie Ortega, Max Baca, and Oscar Tellez, the Texas 1-8 Tornados have produced a body of work that not only demonstrates 1-9 their creativity and talent, but also reflects the culture and 1-10 music of Texas and its neighbor to the south; and 1-11 WHEREAS, In 1989, Doug Sahm, who garnered international 1-12 acclaim during the 1960s as leader of the Sir Douglas Quintet, 1-13 conceived the idea of creating a Tex-Mex supergroup; to that end he 1-14 recruited former Sir Douglas Quintet organist and longtime friend 1-15 Augie Meyers, conjunto superstar and Grammy Award winner Flaco 1-16 Jimenez, and Freddy Fender, whose solo success earned him Best Male 1-17 Artist of 1975 from Billboard magazine; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The group gave its first performance in 1989 at 1-19 Slim's 303 Club in San Francisco as the "Tex-Mex Review" and was an 1-20 immediate and rousing success; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Changing the band's name to the Texas Tornados, the 1-22 members recorded their self-titled debut album, an irresistible mix 1-23 of waltzes, country and western two-steps, polkas, ballads, and 1-24 Hispanic-flavored rock and roll that produced such hits as "Who 2-1 Were You Thinking Of" and "Adios Mexico," and the Grammy Award 2-2 winner "Soy de San Luis," which was written by Flaco Jimenez's 2-3 father, Santiago Jimenez, Sr.; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Returning to the studio in 1991, the Tornados 2-5 crafted their second album, Zone of Our Own, which earned the group 2-6 its second Grammy nomination; as prolific as they are talented, 2-7 they put out several albums in the space of a few years, including 2-8 Hangin' on by a Thread, The Best of the Texas Tornados, 4 Aces, The 2-9 Nada Mixes, and Live From the Limo, Vol. 1, which captured the 2-10 unique musical chemistry that fueled the group in front of a live 2-11 audience; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Although the Texas Tornados disbanded after the 2-13 untimely death of Doug Sahm in 1999, the band has earned its 2-14 rightful place as a Lone Star music legend; now, therefore, be it 2-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-16 Legislature hereby honor the Texas Tornados for the band's 2-17 remarkable musical achievements and commend its members for the 2-18 countless hours of enjoyment they have brought to their legions of 2-19 fans. Telford Naishtat Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 509 was adopted by the House on March 15, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House