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WHEREAS, Friends and fans of Tejano legend Laura Canales were |
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deeply saddened by her untimely passing on April 16, 2005, at the |
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age of 50; and |
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WHEREAS, Born on August 19, 1954, in Kingsville, Ms. Canales |
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was inspired to pursue a career in music by her choral director at |
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H. M. King High School; although few women performed in the Tejano |
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arena at the time, she made her recording debut with Los Unicos in |
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1973, the same year of her high school graduation; she later |
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performed with El Conjunto Bernal, Snowball & Company, and Encanto, |
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and among her many hits were Eternamente, O Gran Dios, Cinco Canas |
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Mas, and Si Vivi Contigo; an album released in 1977 ranked 10th on |
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Billboard's "Hot Latin" chart, and her 1990 record, No Regrets, |
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remained on the charts for 13 weeks; and |
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WHEREAS, Much of this talented Texan's popularity derived |
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from her rich and supple singing voice; known for delivering a |
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soulful punch to her polkas, rancheras, and ballads, she won |
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numerous Tejano Music Awards for Best Female Vocalist and Best |
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Female Entertainer in the 1980s, and in 1983 Governor Mark White |
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presented her with a "Yellow Rose of Texas" award; recognized for |
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her loyalty to her roots while many other Tejano artists crossed |
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over to English-language pop, she was included in the first class of |
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inductees in the Tejano Roots Hall of Fame in 2000; and |
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WHEREAS, Fun-loving and easygoing, Ms. Canales nevertheless |
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was determined to continue her education and some 20 years after her |
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high school graduation, she enrolled in courses at Texas A&M |
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University--Kingsville; after earning her undergraduate degree in |
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clinical psychology, she had begun working on her master's degree |
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when she became ill; and |
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WHEREAS, Known as "La Reina de la Onda Tejana," or "the Queen |
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of the Tejano Wave," Laura Canales is credited with breaking gender |
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barriers and opening doors for such artists as Selena, Jennifer |
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Pena, and Shelly Lares; this gifted and beloved daughter of South |
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Texas is truly missed, and the achievements of the First Lady of |
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Tejano ensure that she will never be forgotten; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Laura Canales on April |
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16, 2013, the eighth anniversary of her death. |
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Alonzo |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 91 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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vote of the House on February 18, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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