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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Starr County Mariachi groups performing in the |
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State Capitol Rotunda at noon today, Thursday, January 31, 2013, |
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have performed at the national and state levels and garnered many |
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awards over the past two years; and |
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WHEREAS, Students in the Veterans Middle School Mariachi |
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Juvenil de America are now the three-time National Champions at the |
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Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio, Texas; they will |
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produce their fourth music CD in the next month; they have won every |
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competition in the past two years; and they were invited to and |
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appeared on America's Got Talent; and |
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WHEREAS, Students of the Rio Grande City High School Mariachi |
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Cascabel are also the three-time national champions in the high |
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school category, have won every competition they were in for the |
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past two years, and were invited to and appeared on America's Got |
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Talent; and |
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WHEREAS, Students of the Ringgold Middle School Mariachi |
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Nuevo Cascabel won second place in the national competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Students of the Grulla Middle School Mariachi Grulla |
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de Plata have won honors as the AAA Champions of the Mexican |
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American School Board Association Competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Students from the Grulla High School Mariachi Grulla |
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de Plata have also won the AAA MASBA State Championship and placed |
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third in the national championship; and |
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WHEREAS, These students are trained and directed by an |
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extraordinary teaching team consisting of Eloy Garza, Diana |
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Degollado, Jose Rangel, Alfonso Rodriguez, and Alex Rodriguez; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, The House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor these Starr County student mariachis and |
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their directors for their outstanding performances and astounding |
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success and extend to them our sincerest admiration and respect for |
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their accomplishments; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the directors of these outstanding performers to |
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display in their home schools of the Rio Grande City Consolidated |
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Independent School District as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Guillen |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 288 was adopted by the House on |
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January 31, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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