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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Mariachi Cascabel band of Rio Grande City High |
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School won the Class 5A division of the 2015 Texas High School |
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Mariachi Competition in San Antonio on February 7, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Mexican American School Board |
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Association and the Texas Association of Mariachi Educators, this |
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annual statewide competition brought together 35 high school |
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mariachi ensembles from across Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of band directors Daniel |
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E. Renteria and Marcos A. Zarate, the mariachi musicians of Rio |
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Grande City High School took top honors for the third year in a row, |
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winning Class 5A for the first time after two consecutive Class 4A |
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titles; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of Mariachi Cascabel are Brigido |
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Lagunes, Kassandra Juarez, Oscar D. Soto, Sasha Guerra, Monico |
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Fernandez, Dellanira Garza, Noemy Vela, Jose Ruben Nunez, Gonzalo |
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Tamez, Luis Villarreal, Jorge Velazquez, Eli Roy Gonzalez, Jose |
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R. Garcia, and Dante Figueroa; and |
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WHEREAS, These talented young musicians are a source of great |
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pride to their school and community, and they may take |
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well-deserved satisfaction in this outstanding achievement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mariachi Cascabel of Rio Grande |
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City High School on winning the Class 5A division of the 2015 Texas |
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High School Mariachi Competition and extend to the band sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mariachi Cascabel as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |